Editor's note: Tor-Kristian Karlsen is a Norwegian football scout and executive and is the former chief executive and sporting director at AS Monaco. He will write regularly for ESPN on the business of soccer and the process of scouting. In his latest column, he looks at Donny van de Beek, the young Ajax attacking midfielder who has completed a move to Manchester United.
While all eyes have been fixed on Manchester United's efforts to sign Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho, the Old Trafford outfit quietly landed one of the most promising midfielders in Europe.