Manchester City secure US teenager transfer in deal that could make them huge in America: report

Manchester City have secured a deal for one of the United States' most exciting young footballers, which could be huge for the Sky Blues in North America.City have enjoyed spectacular success on the pitch in recent years under Pep Guardiola, culminating in last season's treble triumph.But in terms of popularity and support, the Sky Blues lag somewhat behind England's more historically successful teams, including Manchester United and Liverpool.Manchester City's staff are looking to break into new markets after enjoying tremendous success on the pitch in recent seasons. (Image credit: Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images)The Premier League champions are hoping to turn that around by linking up with exciting players from different markets, with a deal for Argentine starlet Claudio Echeverri already announced in January.And now City have negotiated a deal for 14-year-old wonderkid Cavan Sullivan, who is tipped to be a future star for the United States men's national team.Sullivan has linked up with the Philadelphia Union in a home deal that will see him continue to develop in his native country ahead of a planned move to City in the future.At 14 years and 224 days, Sullivan became the fifth youngest player to sign a first team contract in MLS history. And if he plays for the Philadelphia Union before July 29, he will break a record held by Freddy Adu in 2004 to become the youngest player to appear in a game.The best features, fun and football quizzes straight to your inbox every week.Due to Brexit rules, Sullivan cannot join Manchester City until he is 18, but could link up with an affiliate club such as Girona or Palermo from the age of 16."I think my goal is just to become a regular player (for Philadelphia) for the next two years," the young forward said. "Then after that I would hope to be a starter. I guess that's from 16 to 18. And then even when I'm 18 I hope to be at Man City first team level."City could pay up to $5 million to trigger a clause in Sullivan's contract that would bring him to the Premier League when he turns 18.More Manchester City storiesThe FIFA Club World Cup could actually be brilliant next summer - but they made a big mistakeDeclan Rice reveals the key reason why he chose to join Arsenal over Manchester City - as the Gunners chase the Premier League titleThe Premier League supercomputer predicts a thrilling match while Arsenal and Man City go toe-to-toe window.reliableConsentGiven.then(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ;if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '230404523817416'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); })

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