Man Utd boss Solskjaer is ready to fight Man City for his Herrera replacement (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd are eyeing Man City target Saul Niguez (Image: GETTY)
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"We have never had a midfielder like this," Balague told the BBC.
"Finally people have realised the talent that this man has.
"As an 18-year-old he was offered to Everton and they said no, as a 20-year-old he was offered to Manchester United and they said no but I think in the next couple of years we will be talking about him as one of the top, if not the top midfielder in Europe.
"He can play in the Simeone style without the ball, quick putting teams under pressure, but also in the Barcelona style if he wanted to, quick with his passes, and of course he has got the physique to come from deep as he did with one of the goals against Croatia.