Manchester United transfer news: Monaco duo Kylian Mbappe and Tiemoue Bakayoko on Jose Mourinho’s radar
Emerging talents played a starring role as Ligue 1 leaders sent Manchester City crashing out of Europe
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MANCHESTER UNITED are plotting a double swoop for Monaco duo Kylian Mbappe and Tiemoue Bakayoko.
report that head scout Marcel Bout watched the emerging talents play a starring role as the League 1 leaders sent Manchester City crashing out of Europe.
Mbappe - who rejected offers from Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Bayern Munich to join Monaco - received his first France call-up this week.
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The pacey striker, 18, has been likened to Thierry Henry and opened the scoring against the Citizens, who he tormented with his pace.
Bakayoko's dramatic winner sealed Monaco's progression and will only increase demand for his services.
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Pep Guardiola is a fan of the 22-year-old holding midfielder but United could rival City as they look for a man to replace Michael Carrick.
Mourinho is making more firepower his No1 priority next season, with ANtoine Griezmann topping his wishlist.
Bakayoko and Mbappe could join an ever growing French contingent at Old Trafford which already included Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial.
But Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev insisted this week that the club plan to hold onto their stars this summer.