Manchester United are reportedly trying to secure a transfer deal for Sporting CP wonderkid Geovany Quenda as soon as possible.

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Man Utd eye Sporting CP's QuendaTeenager has €100m release clauseRed Devils want deal struck asapFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

According to , United approached Sporting about the 17-year-old – even before they moved to sign new manager Ruben Amorim. The report adds the Red Devils want to secure the teenager's services as soon as possible, with a summer transfer on the cards.

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The report adds that before Quenda signed a contract extension until 2027 in September, the forward had a release clause of €45 million (£38m/$47m) but that has since risen to a whopping €100m (£84m/$105m) – the same amount as team-mate Viktor Gyokeres. Sporting expect the player will be their next 'big sale' and initial bids to sign him will have to be well north of €40m (£33m/$42m).

WHAT RUBEN AMORIM SAID

Following his switch from Sporting to United earlier this month, Amorim denied he would snap up his former players in the next transfer window, saying: "I won't be signing [Sporting players] in January, that's what I said."

He added: “I don’t know about the summer. The main thing is to hold on until the summer [laughs]. After that, we’ll see, Sporting’s players are very good players. I don’t know. We’ll see.”

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The report adds Quenda – who has scored two goals in 17 games this term – could leave at the end of the season, but an agreement could happen before them if United convince him financially with a considerable offer.