Manchester United have completed the signing of Toby Collyer from Brighton.
Collyer had been on trial at United in February and had impressed in a friendly match against Huddersfield Town. The Manchester Evening News reported that a deal was in place for him to move to Old Trafford but it had not yet been signed.
However, after pictures emerged of him signing his deal at United, the youngster has now taken to social media to confirm the move. Here's a quick profile of the new arrival.
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Name: Tobias Christopher Collyer
Club: Brighton and Hove Albion
Age: 18
D.O.B: January 3 2004
Born: Worthing, England
Position: Defensive-midfield
Collyer is a very highly-rated young player and has been for some time. He made his debut for Brighton's Under-18s just a few weeks after turning 15 and he has gone from strength to strength following on from that six-minute cameo in 2019.
His talent was also spotted by England's talent scouts and he was soon in the national youth ranks, too, playing a game for the Under-15s before quickly moving on to the Under-16s. He represented the Young Lions on several occasions in the 2019/20 season before it was derailed, showing his versatility by also filling in at left-back in a 4-0 win over Denmark.
It was last season in which Collyer really started to establish himself in the Seagulls' U18s side, as he became a near ever-present. The teenager missed just one match and was benched for another, as he played in the other 23 matches and began to hone his craft in defensive-midfield. Grabbing two assists in the process.
He was named on the bench for one of his side's EFL Trophy matches against senior opposition in Wimbledon and two games in the FA Youth Cup means he made 25 appearances last year — some of which he also played at centre-back.
Collyer made his debut for the Under-23s last season, too, playing 90 minutes in a 5-1 defeat to Tottenham, shortly after turning 17. The midfielder has continued to rise through the England ranks as well representing the country at Under-16 and 17 levels and captaining both sides.
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