Kolkata Teen Rajib gets set to train with Manchester United

The teenage son of a sex-worker who grew up in the slums of one of India’s largest cities has been chosen to train with Manchester United. 

Rajib Roy, who shares a single room with his mother and brother in the red light district of Kolkata, West Bengal, is set to play football at Old Trafford after being spotted by talent scouts.

The 16-year-old is one of 11 teens arriving in the UK this weekend to spend two weeks training with Manchester United’s coaches

Rajib Roy holds up his passport and the letter from Manchester United assuring UK Border officials that he has indeed been invited to come and train at Old Trafford