{"id":45277,"date":"2025-04-24T01:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T01:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/45277\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T01:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T01:00:17","slug":"french-wonderkid-agrees-to-join-manchester-united-with-18-year-old-set-to-sign-as-free-agent-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/45277\/","title":{"rendered":"French wonderkid &#8216;agrees to join Manchester United&#8217;, with 18-year-old set to sign as free agent this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Le Havre are set to lose brilliant prospect at the end of his current contract<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The 18-year-old striker will leave the club and player has made up his mind<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>LISTEN NOW: <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a>,\u00a0available wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Monday and Thursday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-216\/will-griffee.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WILL GRIFFEE<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  13:47 EDT, 23 April 2025   |  Updated:  14:54 EDT, 23 April 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">French wonderkid\u00a0Enzo Kana-Biyik has reportedly agreed to join <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-1395e190-2069-11f0-a556-0f94348c95a8\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a>\u00a0this summer upon the expiry of his contract at Le Havre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 18-year-old striker is a highly rated prospect but chose not to extended his deal at the Normandy club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier this week, Mail Sport reported that<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14632637\/Man-United-edge-closer-reaching-agreement-Wolves-forward-Matheus-Cunha-star-eager-play-Ruben-Amorim.html\" rel=\"noopener\"> talks between Kana-Biyik and the Old Trafford club were advancing<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And now, according to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leparisien.fr\/sports\/football\/mercato-enzo-kana-biyik-un-jeune-talent-du-havre-va-rejoindre-manchester-united-23-04-2025-6S27RX6Q5FHMPKRHZVL6LVHLUY.php\">Le Parisien<\/a>, the player and his family have made the decision to make the move to United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Le Havre had been holding out hope that he would extend his deal to develop further with the relegation-threatened <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/ligue-1\/index.html\" id=\"mol-139da9c0-2069-11f0-a556-0f94348c95a8\" rel=\"noopener\">Ligue 1<\/a> side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the son of Cameroon legend Andr\u00e9 Kana-Biyik is now expected to move to the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/premierleague\/index.html\" id=\"mol-139df7e0-2069-11f0-a556-0f94348c95a8\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-229e3fe29e73e23\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97612809-14640599-Enzo_Kana_Biyik_above_is_set_to_join_Manchester_United_as_a_free-a-50_174543038819.jpeg\" height=\"401\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Enzo Kana-Biyik (pictured) is believed to be set to join Man United as a free agent this summer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Enzo Kana-Biyik (pictured) is believed to be set to join Man United as a free agent this summer<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cc79251d8703906e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97612833-14640599-image-a-32_1745429866456.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\" alt=\"United are desperate to strengthen in forward areas and Ruben Amorim (pictured) is also targeting Matheus Cunha\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">United are desperate to strengthen in forward areas and Ruben Amorim (pictured) is also targeting Matheus Cunha<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The report claims he has been presented with clear plans to progress but will spend the first season out on loan at\u00a0Lausanne-Sport, another INEOS-owned club in Switzerland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Paris-born forward is yet to make a senior appearance in Ligue 1 but scored eight goals in 14 games in the\u00a0Championnat National U19 competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">United are also in the market for a striker who can improve the side in the immediate future, with Ruben Amorim&#8217;s men edging closer to a deal for Wolves&#8217; Matheus Cunha.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">United need to activate the Brazilian&#8217;s \u00a362.5million release clause but are hopeful of having terms in place by next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amorim has made no secret of his admiration for Cunha, praising his versatility and goals output.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The United manager was also spotted in conversation with Cunha after United and Wolves met at Molineux and again in the tunnel at Old Trafford on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Owing to PSR, finances are at a premium for Amorim, and further recruitment plans will hinge on sales and whether they can qualify for Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        French wonderkid &#8216;agrees to join Manchester United&#8217;, with 18-year-old set to sign as free agent this summer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Le Havre are set to lose brilliant prospect at the end of his current contract The 18-year-old striker&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,92,393,94,4884,7068,2465,98,93,100,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-45277","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-ligue-1","14":"tag-manchester","15":"tag-manchester-united","16":"tag-sport","17":"tag-transfer-news","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114390239532282634","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}