Manchester City ‘join the race to sign Italian wonderkid Cher Ndour from Benfica’

Manchester City ‘join the race to sign Italian wonderkid Cher Ndour from Benfica’… with Pep Guardiola’s side ‘set to rival Manchester United, PSG, Juventus and AC Milan’ for the midfielder this summer

Man City are looking to bring in reinforcements in midfield over the summer
Along with senior stars, they are keen on adding the best young talents around
This includes Benfica starlet Cher Ndour, who has starred for their B team

Published: 20:01 EDT, 9 May 2023 | Updated: 20:34 EDT, 9 May 2023

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Manchester City are reportedly set to rival Manchester United in the battle to sign Italian wonderkid Cher Ndour from Benfica.

The midfielder, 18, is one of the hottest prospects on the continent and has already attracted interest from Erik ten Hag’s side, PSG, Juventus and AC Milan ahead of a potential move this summer.

Having come through the youth ranks in his native Italy at Atalanta, Ndour moved onto Benfica at the age of 16 in 2020.

He has shone for Benfica’s B team – where he became the youngest player to ever play for them at the age of 16 years and 269 years – beating the previous record set by the club’s former star and now Chelsea loanee Joao Felix.

Ndour has also represented Italy at youth level up to the Under 20 side and made his first senior appearance for Benfica back in March.

Man City are set to rival Man United in the fight to sign Benfica’s Italian wonderkid Cher Ndour

Ndour, 18, has impressed for Benfica’s ‘B Team’ since joining from Atalanta as a 16-year-old

And, according to The Sun, while City are keen to recruit senior stars in midfield over the summer, they also have an eye on the future and see the 18-year-old as a part of that.

Ndour has been compared to his childhood idol Paul Pogba, although he is not thought to be keen to return to Italy to link up with the Frenchman at Juventus.

The report goes onto state that Ndour – who is 6ft 3ins – has been watched by City scouts while in action for both his club side and Italy Under 20s.

He is set to be out of contract in the summer, so only a training compensation fee would be payable to both Benfica and Atalanta if a club was to sign him, making an acquisition more appealing.

Ndour has racked up 26 appearances for The Azurri’s youth sides from Under 15 to Under 20 level.

He tends to play in central midfield, but Ndour is also adept in a more attacking role and is regarded as one of the best young starlets in Europe.

The midfielder has featured 56 times in total for Benfica’s B side – who play in the second tier of Portuguese football – scoring five times and adding one assist.