Manchester United have sent scouts to Sporting Lisbon – Van Wolfswinkel the football wonderkid for man utd

Manchester United have confirmed that they are monitoring Sportings Lisbons rising star Van Wolfswinkel and many tabloids are running this story so there may be an element of truth in this.

Who is Van Wolfswinkel and why do Manchester United want him?

Van Wolkwinkel is a highly regarded youngster in the Sporting Lisbon academy who have a history of producing football wonderkids such as Cristiano Ronaldo. Van Wolfwinkel signed for Sporting Lisbon from Utrecht who are another club that have a great youth set up Man United’s scouts were recently dispatched to the game in which Sporting Lisbon played Lazio in the Europa League tie and the player did not dissapoint the man utd scouts by scoring a goal and playing well in the match.

How much would Man utd have to pay to get Van Wolfswinkel?

Van Wolfswinkel is valued at around £11 Million but in the current ecomomic climate man utd may be able to secure his services for around say £9 Million, he actually only cost Sporting Lisbon around £5.5 Million pounds.

What kind of player would man utd be getting for £11 Million

Vam Wolfswinkel is only 22-years-old and is a strong forward with lots of potential having scored six goals in his first eight games for Sporting Lisbons First Team, The united scouts have been monitoring him for some time now and he has been described as a very talented striker who is improvingeach year – certainly one to watch for the future.

Will man utd sign Van Wolkwinkel from Sporting Lisbon