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Manchester United trialist Yeboah Amankwah has signed for City.

South London-raised Amankwah, 16, joined United on trial in October and featured for the club's Under-16s but has switched to City.

Defender Amankwah emerged from the Kinetic Foundation in the capital and had impressed for United, where he was a member of the squad which won the Premier League international's Football for Freedom trophy in October.

It is understood United wanted Amankwah to sign with them permanently but he instead joined City as a scholar.

City youth scouting manager Joe Shields tweeted a picture of Amankwah in his United kit two months ago.

United's academy drive has escalated over the last year, with DJ Buffonge, Tahith Chong, Lee O'Connor, Nishan Burkart and Joshua Bohui all arriving, as well as the recent addition of Dutch talent Millen Baars from Ajax.

The club also trialled Belgium-born Keith Groenveld and Idris Kanu, who both scored during their outings but moved on to Standard Liege and Aldershot.

Baars, 16, is awaiting international clearance but has already played for United's U16s.

"We have had talks with Ajax that were between Millen and the club," his father told Noordhollands Dagblad. "But it was certainly nothing shocking, he was even appointed captain this season of the B1.

"Ajax is a great club with a very good youth, but they can unfortunately not cope so very well. You saw in the past with other youth players who now play at other clubs. But Millen was ready for a different challenge.

"He played nine seasons in Amsterdam and he has always had the dream to play football in England."

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