Manchester United sign 18-year-old UK-based Ghanaian midfielder Omari Forson.

Manchester United has signed fine teenage Ghanaian midfielder Omari Forson.

This was contained in a tweet by the youngster with an accompanying photo of him in the company of his parents.

“Happy to sign my first professional contract with Manchester United. A big thank you to all that have supported and guided me along the journey.”

Happy to sign my first professional contract with @ManUtd📝. A big thank you to all that have supported and guided me along the journey. pic.twitter.com/FunbFu2BVV

— Omari (@omariforson10) August 7, 2021

Omari Forson is expected to join the under 23s and make his way to the top. Although he will be looking forward to making an appearance for the first team soon.

Arsenal has been pursuing Omari Forson for a year now but Manchester United has seized the chance to sign the football prodigy.

Forson joined Manchester United in 2019 from Tottenham Hotspur. However, his career started at West Ham United.

His parents are from Ghana but are UK based.