United favourites to sign 21-year-old Portuguese star Rafa Silva

31 March 2015 11:10

The Portuguese winger is thought to be one of the main factors that have led to Sporting Braga being a top-four Premiera Liga club this season and has been likened to both Eden Hazard and Deco.

Such comparisons for the highly-rated 21-year-old have led to both Liverpool and Manchester United sending scouts to take a closer look at what could be a £15million bargain should Silva prove to have the attributes to replicate his success in Portugal in the Premier League.

Silva made his senior debut for Feirense in the second division in 2012 and went on to sign a five-year deal with Braga in 2013 for an undisclosed fee. The winger was named in the 23-man 2014 World Cup squad but was unused and has so far earned 3 caps since 2014.

Watch some footage of the young star in action:



Manchester United are understood to be frontrunners to sign the player in the summer according to reports.

Source: DSG