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Manchester City and Liverpool 'to go head-to-head' in battle to sign KV Mechelen wonderkid Aster Vranckx... and 17-year-old could be available for as little as £1.5m

Manchester City are set to take on rivals Liverpool in the race to sign Belgian wonderkid Aster Vranckx.

Both Premier League clubs have watched 17-year-old KV Mechelen midfielder in the Belgium league this season.

Vranckx caught the eye when he scored the first and set up the second in a 2-0 win over Anderlecht.

Man City and Liverpool in transfer tussle for highly-ratedu00a0midfielder Aster Vranckx

Man City and Liverpool in transfer tussle for highly-rated midfielder Aster Vranckx

Bayern Munich and Feyenoord have also been keeping tabs on the player who had gained a regular starting place KV Mechelen side just before the Belgian league was postponed in March.