River Plate starlet Daniel Villalva is being tracked by Manchester United at the U17 World Cup.

The 17-year-old is already being labelled the next Lionel Messi, and is currently starring in the World Under-17 World Cup.

Villalva rose to prominence some months ago when he became the youngest ever player for River Plate - when he played for the first team aged just 16 years and seven months.

Skysports.com says both United and Panathinaikos are monitoring his performance.