Man Utd ramp up transfer pursuit of £40m-rated Golden Boy winner as Red Devils send scouts to Real Madrid clash
MANCHESTER UNITED sent scouts to watch an award-winning wonderkid stand out in the Champions League against Real Madrid.
Real defeated Olympiacos 4-3 in an absolute thriller in Greece last week and United representatives were at the stands of Georgios Karaiskakis.
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Manchester United sent scouts to watch Olympiacos wonderkid Christos Mouzakitis
United reps watched Mouzakitis in action against Real Madrid in the Champions League
And Christos Mouzakitis impressed as the Greek champions pushed for an upset in Piraeus against Los Blancos, leaving the visitors’ manager Xabi Alonso to sing his praises during the post-match press conference.
SunSport revealed Man Utd have been keeping tabs on Mouzakitis, 18, who is also attracting immense interest from other clubs.
That includes the Red Devils’ Premier League foes Brighton, while Arsenal, Aston Villa and Wolves have also been previously linked.
The midfielder has also been eyed by Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Juventus, Villarreal and Atletico Madrid.
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SunSport can also confirm Real are following the talented No8’s progress as well after their Champions League clash.
According to The Mail, United have ramped up their interest by sending scouts to watch the Greece international in action.
SunSport understand Mouzakitis is rated in the region of £40million, with his price likely to increase by January.
This comes after the Olympiacos academy graduate won Tuttosport’s esteemed Golden Boy Web award, which honours the best Under-21 players competing in Europe, after earning over 1million votes from fans across the world.
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The Greek star defeated the likes of Real’s Arda Guller, Dortmund’s Jobe Bellingham and last year’s winner Kenan Yildiz of Juventus for the honour.
The teenage sensation made history in 2024 when he led Olympiacos’ Under-19s to the Uefa Youth League title, which is equivalent to the Champions League for the youth ranks.
This marked the first ever European title won by a Greek club before the seniors conquered the Europa Conference League a few months later.
That led to an immediate first-team promotion under manager Jose Luis Mendilibar as well as a total of two goals and six assists in 52 appearances.
Mouzakitis has registered two assists in 16 appearances across all competitions this season.
Olympiacos star Mouzakitis won Tuttosport’s esteemed Golden Boy Web award
