According to rumors, Manchester United and Manchester City are close to finalizing two exciting transactions that will break the current UK record for the largest transfer fee involving players under the age of 16. Mason Mount and Andre Onana were added to the Red Devils’ first-team roster this summer, but Erik ten Hag also appears eager to enhance the team’s youth levels in the coming weeks.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Tyler, and Jack Fletcher are prepared to travel from the Etihad Stadium to Old Trafford, and United is aiming to raid City for two of their greatest young players. The two are the twin sons of Darren Fletcher, a former United midfielder who is currently the team’s technical director and is rumored to be close to relocating the boys to the red side of Manchester.
Although Tyler played for Scotland and Jack for England in international competition at the young level, neither of his sons will be committed to any nation until they make their competitive senior debuts. Because of how highly United regard the pair, their signings are anticipated to surpass the British record fee for players under the age of 16, and negotiations are reportedly ongoing at the club level to expedite the process.
The Fletcher twins now have schoolboy contracts with City, but when they turn 17 in March, they will be able to sign professional deals. Preliminary discussions with City are thought to have taken place in the previous week, while United is claimed to have been monitoring their development paths over the past few years.
The Fletcher brothers are expected to join United at some time in the near future after a deal is allegedly close to being reached.
The Manchester Evening News claimed last month that the Red Devils had been closely monitoring the pair before approaching City to discuss the parameters of a double deal. Their anticipated arrivals have been in the works for quite some time. Due to the fact that the pair are regarded as two of the most gifted young athletes in the nation, United has ‘naturally’ shown an interest in signing them.