MANCHESTER UNITED are plotting a raid for Real Madrid’s Marvel – tipped to be the new superhero of Spanish football.
The Red Devils have been admiring the 18-year-old phenomenon – whose full name is Marvelous Antolin Garzon – after watching him fly through the ranks in Madrid’s academy under club legend Raul’s tutelage.
The hulking defender was bumped up to Madrid’s U-19 team at the start of the month and has already made six appearances.
And performances for Spain’s youth sides have seen him billed as the future of the country’s defensive structure.
Now, according to Bernabeudigital, United have been sending scouts to Madrid to see what all the fuss is about.
The Red Devils will fancy their chances persuading Marvel to leave Madrid for Manchester as they have already prised two youngsters away from the Spanish giants.
Last year, United pounced for starlet Alvaro Fernandez Carreras when he failed to reach an agreement with Madrid to sign a new contract.
The left-back,18, who was part of the Juvenil C side in Madrid went on to pen a four-year deal with United.
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They also pipped Madrid to the signing of another young Spaniard Alejandro Garnacho last year, who was just 16 at the time.
The forward penned a five-year contract at Old Trafford after opting to leave Atletico Madrid and snubbing Los Blancos.
United’s pursuit of Marvel could be given another boost if the club sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and hire former Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane.
The Frenchman has been heavily linked with replacing Solskjaer after United’s drubbing at Liverpool.
While Zidane was still at the Bernabeu, Marvel was one of the few youngsters who trained with the senior squad alongside the 49-year-old’s son Theo.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
