Manchester United have a put deal in place to sign Brighton’s teenage midfielder Toby Collyer.

The 18-year-old defensive midfielder has captained England at U16 and U17 level but had failed to agree terms on a deal at Brighton, where he played 25 games for their U18s and U23s last season.

The teenager had enjoyed a successful trial period with United appearing in a friendly game for the club’s U23s against Huddersfield Town last month and suitably impressed the coaching staff.

Collyer, who also had interest from Chelsea, has agreed a three and half year contract ahead of formally signing for United.

This season Collyer has played just once for Brighton, featuring for the U18s against Leicester in August.

© Provided by Daily Mail The talented youngster will hope for opportunities to train with Ralf Rangnick’s squad© Provided by Daily Mail Chelsea were interested in signing Collyer but he is now set to join United instead

Although he is mainly a midfielder, Collyer filled in at centre-back on a couple of occasions for Brighton U18s last season.

Collyer made his debut for Brighton U23s against Tottenham in January 2021 shortly after turning 17.

Source: Dailymail.co.uk