Manchester United is still looking for new players to improve their actual situation, and it seems like they are turning to look at the Caribbean to find their new gem. The Red Devils are going through a huge crisis, and Jose Mourinho and his staff are trying to find and acquire all the good fits they can purchase to their team. According to the reports from Sun, The Manchester giants are scouting the Genk ace, Leon Bailey, who was named the best young player in Belgium last season.
Leon Bailey is a Jamaican player who is currently playing for Racing Genk in Belgium. In the past, Leon turned down offers from both Chelsea and Arsenal to play with Genk, maybe waiting for an offer from a different English team that never came. Now, he has been observed very close by Manchester scouts. The Red Devils, in perticular, know that this lad is special, and they will try everything to steal the youngster from his current team.
Bailey, 19, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He started playing football and spent the most part of his youth in Kingston-based Phoenix All-Star Academy before leaving his country and landing in Europe. At first, he played in Slovakian team AS Trencin, but seeing his performances in Slovakia, Genk signed the youngster past year when he was only 18 years old. Since then, Leon has been improving his game, becoming one of the most important players in his team.
Right now, Manchester United is the frontrunner to acquire the Jamaican player during the next transfer window. They know Bailey might not be a fluke as they have seen the level that Raheem Sterling and Wes Morgan have displayed in their respective teams. Besides, the kid signed a deal with Nike in 2014, when he was 16 years old. These are more things to take this young player seriously if they weren’t doing it.
Bailey made an instant impact as soon as he arrived in Belgium. He played with Genk first-team less than two weeks after his arrival. After that, he became a regular player in the Genk squad. He is still improving his performances this season. He has scored 5 goals in his last ten games with Genk, and most people think (besides his great past year) that this is the detonator of the exposure of Bailey right now.
Jim Lawlor, chief scout of Manchester United, was present in Genk’s Europa League win against Sassuolo last week, alongside Gerrit De Craen, a freelance scout working for United. However, Manchester giants are not the only team interested in the services of Bailey, since Ajax appears as the strongest candidate to sign the boy.
We are in front of a smart player despite his age, a great dribbler who counts with an incredible pace on the field that can drive crazy every defender who face him. He is still developing and increasing his skills, but Bailey has proven to be a real danger when in front of the opponent’s’ area, with his left foot. Having the ability to play on either flank of the field, Leon Bailey is certainly a player who can damage many defenses with his game.