Canadian 17-year-old soccer star Alphonso Davies has received an invite from the Manchester United Football Club of the English Premier League to train with the club in January, reports CTV Edmonton sports reporter Adam Cook.

Cooks says the opportunity is subject to clearance and approval from Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps, who Davies joined in 2015.

EXCLUSIVE: Huge news for #yeg soccer: 17 yr old local product @AlphonsoDavies receives invite from @ManUtd to train with #PL club in January. Pending clearance and approval of @WhitecapsFC . More tonight at 6 on @ctvedmonton pic.twitter.com/ffSV8Wgx5U — Adam Cook (@AdamCookCTV) December 9, 2017

Davies burst onto the international scene in a big way last summer starring for Canada's men's national team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The youngster led Canada to the quarter-finals before they were ultimately eliminated by Jamaica. Davies had one of the best performances of any player in the tournament, coming away with the Best Young Player award, being named to the tournament’s Best XI and finishing in a three-way tie for the Golden Boot as top scorer.

Davies was born in Ghana but immigrated to Canada as a small child. He received Canadian citizenship last June.

In his six appearances with Canada at the senior level, Davies has recorded three goals. In 34 career games with the Whitecaps, he has an assist and 22 shots in 1,352 minutes played.