SCOTLAND legend Darren Fletcher is targeting a transfer raid for Manchester United – to sign his TWIN BOYS.
Midfielder Fletch is now technical director at Old Trafford, but his sons have come through the academy system at rivals City.
They are approaching 17 next season – the age players can sign pro deals
Both Jack and Tyler are schoolboy internationals – and even faced one another in an Auld Enemy clash in February.
And while they could shift across town when eligible for pro terms, they could also unite for the national side with Tyler a target to join his sibling in the England camp.
But Fletcher’s role in this particular cross-city move is only as a supportive parent – despite his job.
The Athletic reports head of Academy Nick Cox is driving the deal and the Fletcher brothers ‘favoured taking their next step at United’ despite offers from a number of clubs on the table – including City.
It also ranks the pair as “among the most promising under-16 talents in the UK“.
Fletcher Senior was highly rated at that age himself.
Born in Dalkeith, he was swept south to United before he had reached his teens.
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After signing pro terms with Sir Alex Ferguson aged 15 he went on to play more than 200 games over 12 years at the club.
He also picked up 80 Scotland caps and was made captain under Berti Vogts.
His boys were born south of the border but were initially called up by the SFA through their dad’s nationality.
England have also bid to include them in the Three Lions’ camps which led to the bizarre clash in February.
Tyler played for Scotland but Jack took the bragging rights with a 3-0 win for England.
They can still choose to switch but it’s not unusual for brothers to meet on the international scene – nor is it unusual for United players’ kids to grow up in the City system.
Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie did the same, while the likes of Jerome Boateng has faced his brother Kevin-Prince when Germany and Ghana met at the World Cup and Thiago Alcantara and Rafinha each opted for Spain and Brazil respectively.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
