Manchester United have made quite a reputation over the past few years of signing some of the most highly-rated youngsters from all over the world and putting them into their famed academy, in hopes of turning them into Premier League superstars in the future. One of those players is Isak Hansen-Aarøen.
Norway has produced some brilliant players over the last few years and when the youngster broke into Tromsø IL’s first-team at the age of 16, it was enough to convince the Red Devils to bring him to Manchester in September of last year.
Since then he has been part of United’s under-18 side and has even featured in Premier League 2. The attacking midfielder also has a goal to his name while playing for the youth sides. But he has not featured since last December.
As reported by iTromso and cited by VG (via Sport Witness), this is because he has been training with Tromsø’s first-team. And naturally, this has led to rumours of him being sent back on loan to the club.
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Manchester United want the youngster to return back to Old Trafford
The same report goes on to state that there does not appear to be the possibility of the 16-year-old heading back on loan to his former club though as it looks like Manchester United have made it clear that they want him back at the club and he will probably return in early March.
Now, it is clear that he has not had the start to his career in England that he would have expected. 11 appearances for the club’s youth sides have brought him only a solitary goal till now and no assists.
But that is only natural considering that he is just 16 years of age and will be expected to take time to adjust to not just a new club but a completely different country and culture as well, which is never easy, especially for someone as young as him. There is no need to panic about his long-term future and it is good to see that the club still want him to develop at their own academy.