Man Utd ‘launch £3.5m bid for wantaway Monaco kid Hannibal Mejbri’ amid club spat

MANCHESTER UNITED have launched a £3.5million bid for Monaco wonderkid Hannibal Mejbri, according to reports.

Highly-rated midfielder Mejbri, 16, is desperate to leave the Ligue 1 club after becoming embroiled in a spat.

A dispute has been rumbling on for several months now and Mejbri is looking for the exit door.

The young star's dad - former Tunisia international Lofti - has cited an "issue of trust" as the reason for wanting to get his son out of Monaco.

His family have tried to annul his contract, which runs until 2021, but the Legal Committee of the Football League (LFP) has ruled against them.

claim Mejbri's family plan to challenge the decision and turn to other jurisdictions in order to secure a move away from the club.

United are not alone in their interest for the France Under-16 international.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Lyon are also thought to be keen.

Both Arsenal and Liverpool are believed to have missed out on the midfielder's signature in 2017, aged just 14, before he was snapped up by the Ligue 1 club.