Who Is Tosin Kehinde? The Man Utd Teen Who Has Got Tongues Wagging

Nigerian starlet Tosin Kehinde is fast becoming a household name in the English Premier League 2 and has undoubtedly caught the eyes after forcing himself into Jose Mourinho's plans, so it would be fair to say his debut for the first team is not very far from happening.

Just last week, the 19-year old was drafted in to train with the first-team squad to face West Brom in the topflight and even though that would eventually not materialize, there is so much to suggest that the scintillating youngster had been a revelation in the lower division this campaign, albeit for an under-performing young Red Devils.

His youth side sit 10th on the 12-team league log and that is hardly his fault by extension because awe-inspiring has been his performances from deep that his first team gaffer had been moved to take a look.

At home in midfield, he is an enterprising prodigy with bags of potential and his versatility is one to be reckoned with , as he had turned out both in the middle and also the right side of the park and the thought of him dovetailing with Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba is succinctly a mouthwatering one.

The youngster's calmness in possession is astute while his passing is tidy and apt, and he is less prone to snapping into unwholesome challenges or tackles, hence his clean slate of cautions for the season congruently depicts that.

But for a niggling back injury which robbed him a better part of the 2014/2015 campaign, Kehinde might have starred ahead of time for Manchester United but yet, the Lagos-born youngster has not done badly for himself this term.

He's made ten appearances this season for his side scoring once, a stunning opener in the 2-2 draw with Chelsea on 18th of September, a goal which was nominated for the Goal of the Month award and these things are heartwarming
in themselves, a pointer to a huge future lying in await for the precocious teenager.

On the international scene, the Russia World Cup might come too early but he would certainly get his chance sometime with the Super Eagles as he still has a whole lot of time on his side to make a name for his country but on the back of his glowing reviews, it is perfectly acceptable to argue that Tosin Kehinde would soon hit the English topflight by storm.

Emmanuel Chinaza