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Manchester United are expected to complete the signing of 17-year-old Joshua Bohui from Brentford.

United are yet to finalise a deal for the teenager, who was called up to the England Under-17 squad earlier this year, but Bohui should move in time for the new academy season and is set to sign a three-year contract.

Bohui, a winger, signed a two-year scholarship with Brentford last summer after he scored twice in 12 appearances for The Bees' youth team as a 15-year-old. He ended last season as the academy's top scorer.

Bohui is another graduate from the Afewee Academy, where Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne was spotted by Southampton.

The academy is run by volunteers in Brixton and Clyne is one of five of its graduates who have become professional footballers.

Brentford academy director Ose Aibangee said of Bohui in January: "Josh has been with us since he was 11 and we are really pleased for him.

"He has worked hard for this recognition [England U17 call-up] and it is great to see him achieve it. Seeing a Brentford player in an England squad alongside players from Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United is a massive reward for the work being done throughout the academy."

United have bolstered their academy ahead of the new season with the signings of Irish right-back Lee O'Connor and American teenager Matthew Olosunde , while Switzerland international Nishan Burkart has also joined.

Tahith Chong has also arrived in Manchester after academy head Nicky Butt said the club would make a number of academy signings.

"We’re short on a few numbers in the different age groups and it’s something we need to address," Butt said last season. "Something we are addressing and something we will hopefully get over the line in the next few weeks, in time for next season.

"It’s the same as any other club. We all want to attract the best young players in Europe, at whatever age, and we’re exactly the same. We want to attract the best players we can from all over Europe and bring them into what we feel is already a great set-up."