Man Utd will face Barcelona and Everton for a French prodigy

Manchester United is one of the many clubs interested in signing Marseille star Isaac Lihadji, according to reports in France.

Aged 17, he is considered one of the most exciting players in the French club's youth academy.

He has only one year left with Ligue 1 and has not yet signed his first professional contract.

And according to La Provence, the Red Devils are part of teams that keep an eye on the winger, who has also attracted the attention of Barcelona and Everton.

The publication reports that international France U-17 and its representatives held their first meetings with Marseille earlier this month, but an agreement has not yet been reached.

It is claimed that the teenager is eager to stay with his current club but wants to be badured that he will have opportunities in the first team of the season.

Aged 17, Andre Villas-Boas played in the pre-season and was substituted at half-time in DC United's 8-1 win last week.

Meanwhile, United's boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is still looking to complete his team after completing the signatures of Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

The Norwegian is still looking for a central defender and has seen his bid for Harry Maguire rejected at £ 60m, while Leicester City claimed £ 90m for his star man.

Reports in Italy also said that United had taken a step closer to setting up Juventus playmaker Paulo Dybala.

According to Sky in Italy, the Red Devils have reached an agreement in principle with the Italian champions, which would allow Romelu Lukaku to join Maurizio Sarri's team.

Asked about a possible agreement with the Argentine international, Solskjaer remained silent.

"I'm not here to talk about rumors or speculation about players from other teams," he said on Tuesday.

"But of course we are working on one or two cases, as I said before.

"There are 10 days left before we start the league and hope to announce one or two new faces."