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According to Norwegian TV channel MAX, Manchester United scouts were in attendance at Sarpborg’s home victory against Odd last night, keeping tabs on Krepin Diatta, an 18 year-old forward.
The Senegalese starlet, who has won three under-20 caps for his country, is only in his second season in Norway, but already he is attracting a lot of interest from major clubs around Europe.
This is not the first time that United have scouted Diatta. According to Metro back in the summer, the club have already spoken twice to the player’s agent, so their interest in him appears ongoing, although when, and if, they are going to place an offer for him is unclear.
Interviewed by TV 2 Sport after the Odd match, Diatta was suitably modest telling reporters that although it was a dream to play for Manchester United or one of the teams in the “big leagues”, for now he was committed to Sarpsborg and the future could take care of itself.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.