Man City complete damaging Man Utd raid after Fabrizio Romano declares deal is ‘sealed’

Manchester City have raided bitter rivals Manchester United’s top talents, according to Fabrizio Romano.

There hasn’t been too much business between the rivals in the first-team, with Carlos Tevez the last player to move at first-team level.

In the youth ranks it’s been much more frequent, however and the latest player to go from one side of Manchester to the other is 16-year-old centre-back Harrison Parker.

Fabrizio Romano has been reporting on the deal for quite some time now but on Tuesday afternoon, confirmed the defender’s transfer to City and included images of him signing his contract.

🔵✨ Manchester City completed deal to sign talented CB Harrison Parker from Man United.

City have beaten four top clubs to the signing, it has been sealed today. One more for #MCFC ambitious Academy project. pic.twitter.com/SGGbvSfNcs

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 3, 2023

Indeed, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reported Man Utd put a significant offer to the 17-year-old that would have made him the highest paid player in their academy.

However, the lure of joining the dominant force that is Pep Guardiola’s Man City seemingly proved too strong.

Confirming the coup in a tweet on Tuesday, Romano wrote: “Manchester City completed deal to sign talented CB (centre-back) Harrison Parker from Man United.”

Romano noted City were not alone in chasing the United youngster, claiming no fewer than “four” more top clubs were in the mix.

Regardless, it’s Man City who’ve won the race after Romano declared the move has been “sealed” today.