Manchester United Scout Caught Watching Norwegian Wonderkid

By Mike Parrott

Manchester United scout Tommy Moller Nielsen was caught in the stands at a between Sandefjord and Bodo/Glimt match in the Norwegian first division.

Manchester United are still currently trying to add to their impressive youth recruitment.

After bringing in players such as Hannibal Mejbri, Marc Jurado, Filip Stevanovic, Zidane Iqbal, Mateo Mejia, and Dillon Hoogewerf over the past 12 months, United are now trying to look for their next young star to add to their ranks.

Danish scout Tommy Moller Nielsen of United was caught watching a game between Norwegian second division sides Sandefjord and Bodo/Glimt.

Supposedly he was there keeping tabs on the Norwegian youngster Jens Petter Hauge during the game. Hauge, 20, has already amassed over 100 games for Bodo/Glimt, and is a Norway under-21 international.

Hauge plays as a striker for Bodo/Glimt and has 15 goal involvements in 12 games in the 2020 Eliteserien.

It comes as no surprise that United are scouting more Scandinavian talent since the arrival of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. They infamously nearly signed Erling Haaland from RB Salzburg in December 2019 as well as Joshua King from Bournemouth in the recent January transfer window.

Nielsen spoke to Scandinavian outlet Ekstra Bladet about his role at Manchester United recently:

"My job is to be updated on everything that happens in Scandinavia," he said.

"If a player shows up, Manchester United must be able to draw a report and see if it is a player we can use. It is a pleasure and a great inspiration to work in a club where you are constantly thinking about developing and getting better. Manchester United is a fantastic employer."

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