Manchester United have beaten rivals Manchester City to the acquisition of Polish starlet Lukasz Bejger.

The 16-year-old centre-back, who currently plays for Lech Poznan, had a trial with United last year and a deal to bring him to the club was finalised in January, according to the MEN.

Also capable of playing at right-back if required, Bejger was linked with a move to City but has instead joined United and is set to form part of their scholarship intake for next season.

Talented defender Lukasz Bejger will join Manchester United from Lech Poznan's academy

Bejger has been capped on eight occasions by Poland at U16 level since making his debut earlier this season and has gone on to captain the side.

Scout Piotr Sadowski, who joined United from Lech Poznan last year, is said to have played a part in the move.

Bejger will hope that he will eventually break into Jose Mourinho's first-team at United

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United's U23 side have struggled this season and could be relegated from Premier League 2.

However, there are some very talented young players at the club such as Angel Gomes, Tahith Chong and Nishan Burkart, who will aim to eventually become important players for the senior side.

In recent years United have brought in several foreign prospects and the anticipated arrival of Berget suggests that the trend could continue this summer.