Noah Ajayi has been a standout star for Darren Fletcher's under-18s side this season, including in the FA Youth Cup final run.
Manchester United will prioritise solving their midfield issues this summer, but they will also be looking to add a left-winger to their ranks after changing back to a 4-2-3-1 formation after Rúben Amorim was dismissed.
Matheus Cunha and Patrick Dorgu have shared the role since Michael Carrick took charge, with Amad and Bryan Mbeumo also featuring, but they have not looked entirely comfortable. Cunha is a natural No.10, while Dorgu is more of a left-wing-back.
Both have grown in confidence in that position since Carrick's arrival, but signing a left-winger seems likely, with United set to return to the Champions League next season.
Marcus Rashford looked like he could return to the club for next season, but after winning the La Liga title with Barcelona, it now seems his future will be away from Old Trafford.
Director of football Jason Wilcox will have to allocate funds carefully this summer, with the Casemiro replacement likely to take up most of the budget, so United may be forced to look for some alternatives.
Ajayi impresses from the flank
Noah Ajayi has been Darren Fletcher's starting left-winger for the under-18s side this season, meaning JJ Gabriel has largely played as an attacking midfielder or centre-forward.
The Athletic reports that the coaching staff find him "easy to work with" and they "note both his ethic on and off the pitch." Also, Ajayi is "eager" to watch the feedback videos, so he can improve his game both in and out of possession.
When he is on the ball, Ajayi likes to drive with pace down the left flank, before looking to deliver a cross into the box or get a shot off of his own. Ajayi's goal in the FA Youth Cup quarter-final against Sunderland encapsulated exactly that.
The German-born winger received the ball wide before driving into the space that opened up infield. With no pressure being placed on him, he simply get going until he reached centre of the pitch, approximately 30 yards from goal. Sunderland had Gabriel and Obi covered so Ajayi simply pulled the trigger, and it flew past the young goalkeeper at an unbelievable pace.
If that same goal had been described to you without any names, it would be easy to mistake it with a certain Marcus Rashford. Ajayi dribbles like Rashford, too. He uses his lanky frame to take long strides and bypass defenders before they can get too close.
Is Ajayi United's solution?
While it seems unlikely Ajayi will become a first-team footballer from the very beginning of next season, that is not to say he could not be playing a role by the end of the campaign, especially if Michael Carrick remains in charge.
Carrick understands the role of the academy at United, and has been pictured at several youth games since his appointment as short-term head coach.
Ajayi will have to fight with Gabriel for minutes in the first team.
Gabriel has already trained with Michael Carrick's side and could be given opportunities at the start of the season, but if Ajayi can continue to develop as he is, it will not be long before Carrick is having to try fit them both into the same side, as Fletcher has this season.