{"id":551303,"date":"2020-05-12T08:40:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T12:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=551303"},"modified":"2020-05-12T08:40:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T12:40:04","slug":"report-manchester-united-wonderkid-ayodeji-sotona-considering-leaving-with-european-giants-circling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/05\/12\/report-manchester-united-wonderkid-ayodeji-sotona-considering-leaving-with-european-giants-circling\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Manchester United Wonderkid Ayodeji Sotona Considering Leaving With European Giants Circling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> wonderkid Ayodeji Sotona<\/a> is considering leaving Old Trafford with European giants circling, according to Laurie Whitwell of The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Manchester United Wonderkid Ayodeji Sotona Considering Leaving With European Giants Circling<\/h2>\n

Lots of Promising Youth<\/h3>\n

Manchester United\u2019s youth system has been nothing short of world-class over the previous few decades,. They have turned out incredible talents like Ryan Giggs<\/a> and Paul Scholes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recently, they have had much success as well, with the likes of Marcus Rashford<\/a> and Paul Pogba<\/a> quality players to have emerged from their ranks.<\/p>\n

Currently, the Red Devils have much promise lined up for the future; players like Teden Mengi and Anthony Elanga are looking to become first-team regulars at the Theatre of Dreams. In addition, Hannibal Mejbri, who has been tipped<\/a> as the next Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a>, joined last summer for a fee that could rise to \u00a39 million.<\/p>\n

Despite this success and a bright future, Sotona is considering a departure from Old Trafford. The report also suggests that there are European giants interested in his signature.<\/p>\n

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a> Giving Youth a Chance But Not Enough For Sotona<\/h3>\n

Whitwell\u2019s report claims that Sotona\u2019s reasons for thinking of an Old Trafford exit are multiple.<\/p>\n

First of all, the youngster has not yet signed a professional contract. With promising players in the first team, namely Tahith Chong<\/a> and Angel Gomes<\/a>, having made renewing their contracts a challenge, the issue of those with younger names has not been as heavily covered. However, now it is becoming far more important, with a wonderkid considering departure due, in part, to a lack of a professional contract.<\/p>\n

The report also gave Sotona\u2019s lack of opportunity as a factor in his potential decision to leave. He has played just 60 seconds of football for United\u2019s U23s in his time at the club;\u00a0 he came on as a\u00a0 last-minute substitute before prematurely returning to the bench having been shown a red card. And Despite getting lots of game time in the U18s, the 17-year-old is considering a move away, wanting more opportunity and a professional contract.<\/p>\n

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