Manchester United monitoring Benfica teen labelled 'the next Ronaldo' | OneFootball

Manchester United are one of a number of clubs interested in signing Benfica wonderkid João Félix, who has been labelled as ‘the next Cristiano Ronaldo’.

The 19-year-old has burst on to the scene in Portugal this season, scoring six in 12 appearances for the Águias and becoming the youngster player in history to score in the Lisbon derby earlier in the campaign.

A host of top clubs are believed to be keen on his services but EPSN report that United are the club most closely tracking the teenage forward.

Their source indicated that the youngster could be on the move come the summer with his release clause set at €120m.

“I’m not scared by the numbers being mentioned, of the comparisons in the media, nor the interest of the biggest clubs on the planet,” Felix told Tuttosport last weekend. “I’m flattered.

“I’m a professional and very lucky to be well advised. My father was a PE teacher, who was an athletics coach and knows our world very well.

“Then I have the best agent in the world in Jorge Mendes. I am attracted by the big leagues like the Spanish, English, Italian and French.

“All the best Portuguese players went to play in the most important foreign leagues and, of course, I would like to do it, too.”

Juventus, AC Milan and PSG are also believed to be monitoring his progress closely.