Manchester United have reportedly established contact with the new agent of Sporting Lisbon star Geovany Quenda – Jorge Mendes.
United have been mentioned to be an interested party in Quenda for a number of weeks now, and these links have only grown stronger following Ruben Amorim’s appointment as club boss.
A previous report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that Sporting are expecting United to lodge a bid for Quenda in the summer.
It’s understood that the teenager is destined to part ways with the Liga Portugal giants, with other teams such as Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City also interested in securing his services.
After impressing with the club’s B team in Portugal’s third tier last season, Quenda has become a key player for Sporting’s senior squad in the ongoing 2024/25 campaign.
Amorim included Quenda in Sporting’s matchday squad as a 16-year-old last year. The forward also made history last month, becoming the club’s youngest league goalscorer when he found the back of the net against Famalicão. In doing so, he broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s long-standing record.
Quenda is also Sporting’s youngest-ever player to start in the Champions League.
So far this term, the Guinea-Bissau-born footballer has made 20 appearances across all competitions, registering two goals and two assists in that period.
Samuel Luckhurst of Manchester Evening News reveals, “Manchester United have met with Jorge Mendes about the potential signing of Sporting winger Geovany Quenda.”
“Mendes’s Gestifute agency is negotiating on behalf of the 17-year-old Quenda’s agent Igor Campedelli. United have been tracking Quenda since he made his debut for Sporting in August. A separate source says Mendes has bought half of Quenda’s image rights.”
“Mendes is scheduled to hold more meetings with clubs in the coming weeks to determine the most suitable move for Quenda, who now seems certain to leave Sporting next year.”
Luckhurst notes that United enjoy a good relationship with Mendes, dating as far back as Ronaldo’s first spell at Old Trafford. The super-agent also represented David de Gea for many years and played a key role in Bruno Fernandes’ switch to England.
Meanwhile, Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol claims that Amorim “has not made any requests” about January signings.
Solhekol relays that Amorim is currently focused on developing the current crop of players at his disposal and no enquiries have been fielded for the likes of Quenda or Viktor Gyokeres.
Ruben Amorim is focused on working with, and developing, the players in his Manchester United squad. He has not made any requests about buying players in January – including Portugal-based Gyokeres, Quenda and Araujo
— Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) November 29, 2024
Perhaps United’s meeting with Mendes was about any of the other dozens of players Mendes represents and not Quenda.
The Red Devils are back in Premier League action on Sunday when they host Sean Dyche’s Everton.
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