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SPOTTED: Slovakian wonderkid Murcko at Man Utd's training base amid trial reports

Slovakian wonderkid Martin Murcko posted an image of himself at Manchester United's Carrington training base, amid reports he has been taken on trial by Jose Mourinho's side.

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The 16-year-old has caught the eye of some of Europe's top clubs with his impressive performances for Partizan Bardejov in the second tier of Slovakian football.

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He also scored a hat-trick in his country's 4-3 demolition of Northern Ireland at under-17 level, with the Manchester Evening News suggesting United have made a move to take him on trial.

 

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And Murcko has posted on his Instagram page to show off that he is at Carrington, posing with the EFL Cup that United claimed in a 3-2 win over Southampton at Wembley on Sunday.

The Red Devils have apparently appointed a new Polish scout to step up their search for Eastern European talent, with a possible deal for Murcko paving the new for more arrivals.

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And the recruitment drive at youth-team level is showing no signs of abating, with promising Welsh attacking midfielder Levent Gundogan having been singed up in recent days.

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