Manchester United transfer news: Scouts sent to watch trio Andre Gomes, Renato Sanches and Bernado Silva

Portugal face Belgium on Tuesday night

Tom Sheen
Monday 28 March 2016 11:13 BST
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Renato Sanches in action for Benfica
Renato Sanches in action for Benfica (Getty Images)

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Manchester United scouts will be tracking a trio of Portuguese players when Fernando Santos' team face Belgium on Tuesday night, according to reports.

The club are said to be tracking Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes, Benfica teenager Renato Sanches and Monaco midfielder Bernado Silva, report the Daily Mirror.

All three are expected to start in the friendly match, which was supposed to have taken place in Brussels but was switched to Liera after the terrorist attacks in Belgium.

Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes
Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes (Getty)
Bernado Silva of Monaco
Bernado Silva of Monaco (getty images)

The trio are all clients of super agent Jorge Mendes, who is also the agent of Jose Mourinho, the odds-on favourite to replace under pressure current manager Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford in the summer.

Sanches, 18, has ong been linked with a move to Manchester United, with a £31million previously reported to have been made.

Silva, 21, has been in and out of the Monaco side this season, while Gomes has been compared to Michael Ballack and is a regular in Gary Neville's team.

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