Manchester United are keeping tabs on Panathinaikos whizkid Sotiris Ninis.

The Sunday Mirror says United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is having the 19 year-old Greece watched at home and in Europe this season.

Ninis has been likened to Barcelona star Lionel Messi and is regarded as the best young talent to emerge from Greece in modern times.

 
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