Table of Contents
- Manchester United's Efforts to Retain JJ Gabriel
- Outstanding Performances
- Key Involvement of Club Officials
- Managing Expectations
- Future Prospects
- Get Your Tickets
- Manager's Frustration
MANCHESTER UNITED are making every effort to convince the highly-rated young talent JJ Gabriel to remain with the club, including a motivational talk from Ruben Amorim featuring football legend Cristiano Ronaldo.
The teenager is among the most promising players in the club’s academy and has only increased the excitement surrounding him with some remarkable performances at the youth level.
Man Utd are making significant efforts to ensure JJ Gabriel remains at the club long-termCredit: Getty
SunSport revealed exclusively earlier this month that
He scored a hat-trick in a 7-0 victory against Liverpool for the Under-18s at the end of November.
Sources indicate that the involvement of director Jason Wilcox has been vital in retaining him at the club for this season and the next.
United insiders believe that Wilcox’s engagement has shown Gabriel’s family how much they value the forward, and there is optimism about keeping him.
Several initiatives have been implemented to persuade Gabriel to stay long-term, including a last-minute meeting with Wilcox and CEO Omar Berrada at Carrington, as well as a discussion with Sir .
Furthermore, the Manchester Evening News now reports that Gabriel has also met the current first-team manager.
The report states that Amorim discussed his philosophy and emphasized the significance of hard work, sharing stories of his former international teammate, with the Red Devils icon being the first to arrive and the last to leave training.
Gabriel and his family were also invited to the directors’ box to watch this season’s Premier League opener against , which ended in a close 1-0 loss.
There is said to be a genuine “buzz” within football circles about Gabriel’s potential, with some suggesting he could be the most exceptional talent the United academy has ever produced.
However, club executives want to manage expectations to allow Gabriel to concentrate on his development, although sources close to the player – who is simply known as “JJ” to friends and family – are confident he will remain grounded.
Gabriel, who turned 15 in October, trained with the first team for the first time in November as
The young attacker is too young to make his Premier League debut this season, but he may feature in the FA Cup when United faces Brighton in the third round at the beginning of January.
He was seen training alongside Under-21s star Shea Lacey, who has been on the first-team bench for the last four Premier League matches.
Lacey, 18, is expected to make his debut during the festive period as the first-team squad deals with absences due to , and as the trio departs for international duty for the African Cup of Nations.
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