Man Utd join Arsenal and Liverpool in transfer battle for 'next Toni Kroos'

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Manchester United scouts have been hard at work and have been keeping an eye on a midfielder tipped to follow in former Real Madrid star Toni Kroos' footsteps after making an impressive startManchester United are tracking young starlet Kennet Eichhorn, who has been dubbed the next Toni Kroos in Germany. The Hertha Berlin teenager is drawing interest from scouts from United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal, who have watched his exploits.Eichhorn, 16, has made 10 appearances in Bundesliga 2 this season after making his debut against Karlsruhe in August.

Bayern Munich hope to keep Eichhorn's talents in Germany, but will have their work cut out.In addition to competition from the Premier League, European giants Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are all reported to have scouted the prospect.The defensive midfielder signed his first professional contract earlier this year and became the youngest debutant in Bundesliga 2 against Karlsruher, aged 16 years and 14 days. "Of course, we are going to have a problem there [with AFCON]," he said.

"But we already knew."Then you can prepare that in the summer, but then you have a lot of players in the summer who are not going to play because it's one game per week. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.