Manchester United have been tracking Swedish wonderkid Otto Rosengren, 19, his club’s sporting director confirms… with Erik ten Hag and Co amongst a host of clubs monitoring the teenage midfielder
- Man United have been tracking Swedish teen midfielder Otto Rosengren
- The sporting director of his club Mjallby AIF confirmed interest from many clubs
- Hans Larsson said Man United’s interest in the youngster was ‘really nice’
Manchester United are one of several clubs interested in a promising teenage midfielder from Sweden, according to his club’s sporting director.
Otto Rosengren, 19, has been an outstanding performer for Allsvenskan side Mjallby AIF in Sweden’s top flight, and it has attracted attention from Holland, Denmark and Erik ten Hag‘s Premier League side.
Mjallby’s sporting director Hans Larsson refused to rule out selling the promising youngster, believing that the attention of the Red Devils showed that Rosengren was moving in the right direction.
Larsson told Tipsbladet: ‘There have been some Danish, English and a Dutch club looking at him. Viborg, AGF and Manchester United, among others, have been looking at him.
‘There is nothing concrete about him. There have been some rumours, and then several clubs have looked at him.’
Swedish teen Otto Rosengren, who plays for Mjallby AIF, has attracted Man United’s attention
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United are thought to be looking for midfield reinforcements
Larsson explained that he does not know if the side will let Rosengren leave in the summer transfer window – which is mid-season in Sweden. Larsson said: ‘We must wait and see. It’s his first year as a real first-team player in Allsvenskan, and I’m not so sure he wants to leave either. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.’
In a separate interview with Fotbollskanalaen, Larsson said that while he had never met anyone from Man United, they had been to visit several times. The sporting director said the interest from the Premier League club was ‘really nice’, adding: ‘It’s a sign that Mjallby are working properly, and he’s their own product, so it’s wonderful.’
However, he stated he didn’t want to put ‘too much pressure’ on the 19-year-old, and expected him to stay put beyond the end of the…