Young goalkeeper Leopold Wahlstedt responds to Manchester United transfer interest

Swedish young goalkeeper Leopold Wahlstedt has admitted he is flattered by potential transfer interest from Manchester United.

Wahlstedt, 23, plays for Odds Ballklubb in Norway's first division and it's believed scouts from United are tracking his progress.

David de Gea is set to sign a contract extension, but Jack Butland's loan expires at the end of the season and it's likely a second-choice goalkeeper will be signed in the summer, to join the Spaniard and Tom Heaton as the keepers at the club.

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Wahlstedt has represented Sweden throughout youth levels and he made his full international debut against Finland in January.

The goalkeeper has previously refused to comment on links away from Odds BK, but he was recently pressed again about transfer interest from United and Liverpool and he revealed there are currently no concrete talks or deal in place.

“It’s fun when it’s written positively about clubs seeing what you’re doing, then you’ve done something good,” he told Fotboll Skanalen. “They are absolutely big clubs. But I don’t want to comment on any specific club’s interest or anything like that.

“As you say, my contract expires at the end of the year. I guess we’ve had contract discussions for about a year now but haven’t agreed on anything new yet. Right now, I just carry on as I have done before, and the rest will take care of itself.

“I have a good dialogue with my agent. I would like to know when the interest is quite concrete. But you don’t need to know all the clubs that are interested or that watch the matches. Last year there were many clubs, but I think I managed it quite well actually.”

United are aiming to have the 32-year-old De Gea under a new