Teen keeper Karic arrives for Man Utd trial as Ten Hag plans squad for future

BOSNIAN keeper Tarik Karic has arrived for a Manchester United trial – just a month after his 17th birthday.

Home-country club  Zeljeznicar “proudly” agreed to give the Under-19 international a dream opportunity to impress.  

Old Trafford boss Erik ten Hag is keen to build up a batch of young players for the future.

And he has also been casting an eye for a long-term successor to first-choice stopper David de Gea, 31.

Even if United take Karic on, though, he would be unlikely to get anywhere near the senior squad any time soon Ten Hag has reportedly been monitoring Portugal keeper Diogo Costa.

The £30million-rated Porto hero became the first stopper ever to record an assist and a penalty save in the same Champions League game.

His 80-yard and stunning block set up the Portuguese giants for a 3-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen.

Martin Dubravaka is still waiting for his first-team chance under Ten hag after his summer loan arrival from Newcastle.

The Slovakia star has been plagued by injury problems.

But he was on the bench in United’s Europa League clash with Cypriots Omonia Nicosia on Thursday night.

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Karic played seven times for Bosnia at U-17 level but has already moved on to the U-18 and now the U-19 teams.

United’s scouts put in a request to Zeljeznicar for the starlet to jet in for a trial.

And he’s reportedly been wsorking with Red Devils’ coaches this week.

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