Chelsea and Newcastle eyeing transfer swoop for brilliantly-named Champions League wonderkid who broke Man Utd hearts
NEWCASTLE have reportedly joined the transfer race chasing Manchester United’s brilliantly-named nemesis.
But they could face competition from mega-spenders Chelsea for the talented teen.
Roony Bardghji stunned the Red Devils in the Champions League on Wednesday night with his dramatic 87th-minute winner for Copenhagen.
That prompted superb chants of “Roony, Roony” from the home fans in a cheeky dig at United’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney.
But the 17-year-old sensation was already gaining plenty of interest – and not just because he is a Football Manager wonderkid.
Chelsea were linked with the exciting winger back in 2021 – as were Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Ajax.
And now, according to Jeunes Footeux, Newcastle – who look set to miss out on Ruben Neves in January – have sent scouts over to the Danish capital to watch Bardghji in action.
It is understood a Magpies scout was even in the crowd for Wednesday’s magic moment as he came off the bench to seal the memorable 4-3 victory.
Brighton, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leizpig are also said to be monitoring his incredible progress.
The fine finish past Andre Onana was Bardghji’s 11th goal in 24 appearances this season – and 15th in 57 games overall.
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Born in Kuwait in 2005, he moved to Sweden seven years later and shone in Malmo’s academy before transferring to Copenhagen in 2020.
Bardghji made his Copenhagen senior debut just six days after his 16th birthday – then got his first goal just a week later.
The Sweden Under-21 international – who already has two Danish Superliga winner’s medals and lifted the Danish Cup last season – is under contract until December 2025.
But it seems inevitable he will have plenty of offers from some of Europe’s top clubs to leave before then.
Speaking after the youngster’s breakthrough in 2021, then-Copenhagen boss Jess Thorup said: “It is not the intention that they (Copenhagen’s young stars) should just be here for a few matches and then move on.
“They should preferably stay here for a few years and help Copenhagen achieve good results.
“But when the time is right and the really big clubs are there, then that can be the springboard.
“But right now, he’s just going to play a hell of a lot of games for Copenhagen and make a difference, and that’s hopefully what we’ll see.”