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Many Fans praised Mourinho&#8217;s investment in youth as the club has become synonymous with spending huge sums of money on established players.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently the club&#8217;s scout has been looking at him for a long time before they eventually made their move.<\/p>\n<p>He made his under 18 Premier League debut on Saturday against Wolves and that would definitely be the first of many to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have completed the signing of France youth international,\u00a0Aliou Badara Traore from PSG. The 16 years old wonder kid has already drawn comparison with the Red Devil&#8217;s most expensive player, Paul Pogba because of his box-box abilities and natural strength. Traore has already captained his country&#8217;s Under-17 side, and would turn 17 in January. At that time he would be eligible in the FA Youth Cup. 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