According to Samuel Luckhurst, Manchester United is planning to acquire Jack and Tyler Fletcher from Manchester City, the twin sons of Darren Fletcher, a former midfielder for the Red Devils.
What recent news regarding transfers at Man United?
By negotiating a transfer for Mason Mount, the Red Devils and Erik ten Hag have already strengthened the team this summer. The £60 million transfer of the England international from Chelsea saw the 24-year-old make his professional debut on Wednesday against Leeds United.
If United has their way, Mount won’t be the only notable acquisition of the summer because a new starting custodian is needed after David de Gea left Old Trafford.
Andre Onana of Inter Milan appears to be the top target, and according to Fabrizio Romano, a deal could be finished quickly with personal conditions already agreed upon.
After Onana, the team may wish to reinforce their forward line, and Rasmus Hojlund of Atalanta has been strongly connected with a transfer to the team he supports.
Once more, personal terms are said to have already been agreed upon between Man United and Hojlund, who has made it known that he is eager to move to the Premier League this summer.
Nevertheless, while being busy trying to strengthen Ten Hag’s senior team, expanding the club’s Carrington academy ranks also appears to be of interest this summer, with the Fletcher twins emerging as targets last month.
After making an impression in City’s academy, dependable reporter David Ornstein of The Athletic said that United had made a bid to capture the 16-year-old midfielders, adding that a transfer was anticipated to be completed for a sizeable sum.
“Man Utd makes an offer to Man City for midfielders Tyler and Jack Fletcher, both 16 years old. The twin sons of MUFC technical director Darren Fletcher went through the MCFC programmed and excelled, but they are about to cross the border for a substantial amount.
Although the Red Devils are about to lose center-back Harrison Parker to their top rivals, Luckhurst, main Man United reporter for The Manchester Evening News, claimed on Twitter in the past 48 hours that a deal is now close to being finalized.
“Darren Fletcher’s twins, Jack and Tyler, are set to join #mufc from City, and the club believes that Harrison Parker’s anticipated transfer to #mcfc is a “revenge move.”
Who are Jack and Tyler Fletcher?
As mentioned, Jack and Tyler Fletcher are the twin sons of Darren and are regarded among the most promising Under-16 talents in the UK. Should a move to Carrington materialise as expected, the pair may need to remain on schoolboy registrations but will be eligible to agree professional deals upon turning 17 in March 2024.
Tyler has represented Scotland while Jack has played for England’s U16 team at the international level, and it appears that they may soon follow his father, who is the technical director at Manchester United.
They may be players to keep an eye on in the coming years, and who knows, they might be brothers who make it from the academy to the first team as their father and Gary and Phil Neville did.