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Manchester United starlet Angel Gomes has reportedly alerted scouts from Barcelona after his sparkling performances for club and country this season.

The 16-year-old is one of the jewel's of United's academy and has been earning rave reviews from those inside Carrington.

He has long performed above his age group but his displays since making his debut for the under-18s side aged just 14 have demonstrated just how quickly the midfielder has matured.

Though the youngster has been turning heads at Carrington for a while he gained national media attention after coming off the bench to score three against Everton's academy side in September.

He was the youngest player to score a hat-trick for Manchester United's academy in 15 years at just 15 years and 11 months old, and the third-youngest ever.

While the other two - Ramon Calliste and Alex Notman - prove there is no guarantee in potential, the excitement surrounding Gomes has so far been more than justified by his on-field displays .

And with Barcelona reportedly casting their eye over the academy star, Manchester United would be wise to hold onto their midfield wonderkid.

Name: Angel Gomes

Birthplace: London

Date of Birth: 31 August 2000

Position: Attacking midfield

Club career: Gomes has been with United since May 2014 after previously impressing on trial with the under-17s aged just 13.

International career to date: Gomes has featured prominently for England's youth teams from schoolboy level and was called up to England under-16s aged just 14.

Gomes was the captain of the England under-17 side which thrashed Germany 8-1 earlier this month.

And he has just been confirmed as skipper once more as the England under-17s look to qualify for next year's Euro Under-17 Championship in Croatia.

The 16-year-old is also eligible to play for Portugal or Angola through his heritage.

Fun fact: Angel's father Gil was an Angolan-born former Portugal Under-21 striker who played alongside Luis Figo and Rui Costa.

Gil played in Portugal, France, Switzerland and Italy before ending his career in England where he featured for Salford City in the 2002/03 season.

He is also the cousin of former Manchester United winger Nani, now at Valencia.

Angel's brother Rico Gomes also came through the ranks at Man Utd but was released and most recently featured for Stalybridge Celtic.

Style of play: Gomes is an extremely skillful and creative midfielder with brilliant close control.

He has featured as both a No.10 or as a wide player and has earned comparisons to Manchester City's David Silva because of how he floats around finding pockets of space.

The 16-year-old possesses great technique. He is seemingly capable of controlling almost any ball fizzed at him and often uses the outside of his boot to carve open defences..

Gomes can ghost past defenders with a combination of speed and skill before playing the right pass.

The midfielder's team-mates have benefited massively from Gomes's range of passing and unselfishness. He often lays on assists and knows when to play in team-mates in better positions than himself.

But he also has a knack of arriving late into the box to score and Gomes has become a composed finisher in front of goal evidenced by his impressive goal record.

Though there remains concerns over his frame's ability to cope with senior football, Gomes has so far shown resilience when being targeted by opposition defenders.

He can withstand challenges and has demonstrated metal when being bullied and fouled by players two or three years older than him.

What they've said about him:

Manchester United's academy boss Nicky Butt said: "Angel Gomes is a young talented player that we have massive hopes for."

Nani posted on Instagram to say: "Follow the next Man Utd star, Angel!"