Who is the youngster Daniel Adshead Manchester United are interested in?

Who is the 16-year-old Rochdale midfielder closing in on a seven-figure move to Manchester United? We profile the teenager…

United boss Jose Mourinho has strengthened his first-team options already this summer with the arrival of Brazilian Fred for a fee in excess of £50m, and young full-back Diogo Dalot, but the Portuguese is also concerned with the club’s next generation it seems.

According to reports, Rochdale’s youngster Daniel Adshead is nearing a move to Old Trafford after impressing United’s coaching staff a great deal in a recent friendly match. But who is the protege that is nearing a dream move to United?
Career so far…
Born in the suburbs of Manchester on September 2, 2001, Adshead worked his way through Rochdale’s academy, and was training with the first team at just 14-years-old.

Then, the Manchester schoolboy became Rochdale’s youngest ever debutant – aged 16 years and 17 days – when he faced Bury in the EFL Trophy on September 19 – a match he provided an assist in.

Next up was brief league debut against Doncaster, before outings in the FA Cup against Doncaster again and Millwall. Then it was a Wembley appearance for Adshead, as the midfielder was part of Rochdale’s side that were beaten by Tottenham in an FA Cup fifth-round replay.

Career so far…
Born in the suburbs of Manchester on September 2, 2001, Adshead worked his way through Rochdale’s academy, and was training with the first team at just 14-years-old.

Then, the Manchester schoolboy became Rochdale’s youngest ever debutant – aged 16 years and 17 days – when he faced Bury in the EFL Trophy on September 19 – a match he provided an assist in.

Next up was brief league debut against Doncaster, before outings in the FA Cup against Doncaster again and Millwall. Then it was a Wembley appearance for Adshead, as the midfielder was part of Rochdale’s side that were beaten by Tottenham in an FA Cup fifth-round replay.
What are his strengths and how did the deal come about?
A host of Premier League clubs have been on Adshead’s trail for a while – Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and United have all reportedly been interested at some stage – as well as Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

The stumbling block for United and others was that the ball-playing midfielder seemed a little lightweight, but he has worked off the pitch to bulk up, and that is thought to have impressed United.

Rochdale manager Keith Hill has helped develop John Stones, Craig Dawson, Danny Drinkwater and Scott Hogan during his managerial career, and reportedly wanted to keep hold of Adshead for now at least,
However, a match, which has not even been reported on Rochdale’s website, was played behind closed doors against a United XI last week, with Adshead starring in the Rochdale midfield, convincing United coach Nicky Butt that he is worth the investment.

There is potential for Adshead to be loaned back to Rochdale as part of the deal at some point, but United are reportedly keen to get the move completed either way.

What they said…
„He covered nearly 14km during both training sessions,“ Rochdale forward Ian Henderson said of Adshead’s incredible efforts at a pre-season training camp in Tenerife recently. „When you put that into context, you normally cover between four and six in one training session. All of the lads are in and around that figure, but he has been the standout person.“

„You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know Dan’s got a great future in the game,“ Hill said earlier this year. „People forget he’s only 16. He’s making a lot of progress for someone still at school.“

„The beauty of it is Daniel wants to be in school,“ Martin Haworth, deputy headmaster at Wright Robinson College, said. „He likes coming to school and embraces school life. He’ll either be at football or in school because he’s successful at both.“
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