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The 'next Erling Haaland' and two more under the radar wonderkids Manchester United should target
01.02.2022 - 10:40 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ryan Gravenberch and Karim Adeyemi are just two of the under-the-radar wonderkids that Manchester United should target this summer.
Whilst the midfield remains a position of high importance for improvement, there is always an opportunity to pick up a coup during that can blossom over a number of seasons rather than splashing an astronomical amount of money on a quick fix.
In recent seasons, the Reds have splashed a sum of money on a number of players and rarely reaped the rewards. During the splurge in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's final years, a number of the additions have failed to live up to their expectations.
But with Ralf Rangnick heading into a consultancy role at Old Trafford, the German could inject a transfer structure that has reaped the rewards for the Red Bull franchise with Leipzig and Salzburg benefitting from the likes of Erling Haaland, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita in recent seasons.
Latest data released by CIES has made clear just why United should be targeting the next big thing, with their latest weekly post presenting the 100 players born in 2002 or after active in 31 European leagues outside of the big-5 with the highest InStat Index.
The index takes into consideration footballers’ pitch production depending on position played (centre back, winger, etc.) and the general level of the matches in which they participated.
Here's three youngsters from outside of the top five European leagues that feature prominently on the CIES list that United should target.
Karim Adeyemi - RB Salzburg, 20
The 20-year-old has been in scintillating form for Salzburg and provided eye-catching performances in the Champions League as they booked their place in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time.
Adeyemi is
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