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The Guardian has recently published their list of the 60 top 17-year-old talents in world football.
Thanks to their successful summer signings, Manchester United have the most entries on the list out of any English club, with two of their academy stars on the list.
James Overy and Chido Obi-Martin have made their way onto the list, the first time a United star has made the list since 2018 when Mason Greenwood was included in the shortlist.
Both of the stars were signed this year with the confirmation of their transfers coming after the transfer window had closed.
United are also linked to Sunderland’s Chris Rigg who’s found his way onto the list after being labelled as the next Jude Bellingham.
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However, it’s the young Austrian on the list who is being reported as a new target for The Red Devils.
Kenneth Adejenughure makes it into the top 60 wonderkids by The Guardian
Kenneth Adejenughure currently plays in the Austrian second division for Liefering as a centre forward.
Having come through the RB Salzburg academy and joined their reserve squad, Liefering, this summer, Adejenughure has already established himself as the club’s first-choice forward.
Adejenughure secured his first goal for the club after seven appearances in the 2-0 win over SV Kapfenberg at the end of September, having made one more appearance since.
Former United caretaker manager Ralf Rangnick, who now coaches the Austrian national team, held a four-day camp in the summer for young players, being impressed by the striker.
Rangnick is expecting the striker to become a formidable force upfront and as such, United are among Borussia Dortmund and Milan to all be monitoring the star.
At the Under-17s Euros in Cyprus this year, Adejenughure helped the squad reach the Quarter-Finals with four goals in four games, where they were unfortunately knocked out 3-2 by Serbia.
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