Leicester Metropolis boss Ruud van Nistelrooy offered a uncommon piece of optimistic information for beleaguered Foxes followers by claiming {that a} new deal for the membership’s sought-after starlet Jeremy Monga was on the cusp of completion.
The prodigious ahead grew to become solely the second 15-year-old to ever seem within the Premier League when he made his top-flight debut in opposition to Newcastle United again in April. Monga was three months older than Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri – who set the record in 2022 – however, not like the Gunners starlet, Leicester’s gem has amassed greater than an hour of top-flight soccer this season.
Lengthy earlier than Monga grew to become the youngest participant in Leicester’s Premier League historical past, Manchester City and Chelsea had reportedly recognized him as a expertise of utmost curiosity. The Athletic additionally declare that Actual Madrid have beforehand proven curiosity within the prolific record-breaker.
Van Nistelrooy did his greatest to downplay this growing speculation earlier within the season and struck an much more assured tone within the aftermath of Monga’s newest cameo in opposition to Nottingham Forest.
“We wish a future with him and hoping we are able to announce a contract with him quickly,” Van Nistelrooy informed talkSPORT.
The Dutch boss turned to the subject of Monga once more in his post-match press convention. “If he can keep and that is his future, and he could make minutes and construct him into his pathway,” Van Nistelrooy famous. “I’ve had many conversations with him and his household and hopefully he can signal quickly. However it’s as much as him.
“It’s a pleasure to work with him. We typically speak about his GCSEs and arithmetic, and I’ve to assist him with that additionally, however then we speak about soccer additionally. He almost scored a winner right here additionally. That will have been a fairytale.”
Deep into stoppage time of Leicester‘s 2-2 draw with native rivals Forest on the Metropolis Floor, Jamie Vardy led one final counter-attack which ended with the ball at Monga’s toes. The teenager, who had seen an earlier effort blocked, rifled a shot heading in the right direction which Mats Sels tipped over.
If Monga is to stay with already-relegated Leicester, he’ll solely have two remaining video games to turn into the youngest scorer in Premier League history. Ought to the 15-year-old be a part of one other top-flight aspect, he would overtake James Vaughan’s long-standing document with a objective at any time earlier than 5 April 2026.
