Manchester United have handed a four-day trial to Southend
teenager Medi Abalimba.
The 16-year-old midfielder will link up with the Premier League
champions at the end of the month in the hope of sealing a move to
Old Trafford.
Abalimba has yet to figure at first-team level at Roots Hall but
Ricky Duncan, the club's head of youth development, believes it
provides the perfect 'learning curve' for the youngster.
'He will go to Manchester at the end of the month and they assess
him in training and maybe take him a bit longer so he can play in a
game,' confirmed Duncan.
'As a club we don't want to lose our players to bigger clubs but we
should not stop them experiencing these types of things when they
come along.
'It is a learning curve for him, and it is fantastic for us that
these sides are interested in what we are doing.'