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The 16-year-old trained with United and Liverpool last month and was given a tour of City's new £200-million training complex. He was also a target for Southampton.

But Dutch giants Ajax look set to beat off the Premier League's big-hitters with the promise of a fast-track to first-team stardom.

Ajax's youth system is renowned the world over and and guarantees a quickfire progression into senior football.

Odegaard and his father believe a move to a top flight club in England could hinder his progress.

German giants Bayern Munich were long-time favourites to sign the Norwegian international, but Alax appear to have stolen a march on the rest of Europe.