Breaking news: Man United agree deal to sign 18-year-old from Brighton .

 The Red Devils have "put a deal in place" 

to bring the 18-year-old to Old Trafford, 

according to the Daily Mail. The teenager

 impressed during a trial with the Red Devils. 

Collyer, who is mostly a midfielder, featured

 for the Red Devils' Under-23 team in a friendly

 against Huddersfield Town last month and "

suitably satisfied" the club's coaching staff, 

according to the story. 

According to the report, the teenager has 

agreed to a three-and-a-half-year contract 

with Manchester United before being officially

 unveiled as a Red Devils player. 

Collyer has only played for Brighton's 

Under-18 team once this season, in August. 

Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano backed 

up the reports of a contract for Manchester

 United to sign Collyer.