Fabrizio Romano: Former Man Utd starlet Shola Shoretire set to join Euro club after agreement
Greek Super League PAOK FC have reached a verbal agreement to sign former Manchester United forward Shola Shoretire, according to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.
The Red Devils academy graduate is currently a free agent after leaving his childhood club at the end of last term.
Man United were hoping to convince Shoretire to sign an extension, and talks were ongoing in June, but both parties could not agree to a new deal, and he has now moved on.
The 20-year-old had interests from other English clubs and clubs in Spain, the Saudi Pro League and Major League Soccer, but he has opted to join the current Greek Super League champions and is now expected to travel and sign his deal next week.
Shoretire spent the second half of the 2022-23 campaign on loan with League One club Bolton Wanderers, scoring his first league goal in May 2023 in a 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers.
He made five appearances for the Man United first-team, with the last one coming in 2021-22.
The England youth international spent most of his time with the under-21s and will now hope to finally start playing senior team football at a bigger level at PAOK.
Shoretire joined Man United aged nine having had a stint with Manchester City youth setup.
Having impressed through the youth ranks, he went on to sign his first professional contract with the Red Devils in February 2021, a week after turning 17, making his official debut a few days later after coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Marcus Rashford in a 3-1 league victory over Newcastle United at Old Trafford.
Shoretire became the youngest player to make an appearance for Man United in a European competition in the same month, coming on as a substitute for Mason Greenwood in a goalless draw against Real Sociedad in the Europa League aged 17 years and 23 days.
He was tipped to become a future star for the Red Devils but could not force his way into the first-team plans of manager Erik ten Hag and will be desperate to prove himself in the Greek top-flight.