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Manchester United offer JJ Gabriel scholarship after teenager seeks exit
October 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM · Updated 7d ago
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 16 hours
KOKooora
موهبة مانشستر يونايتد يفرض شروطه على برشلونة وريال مدريد
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KOKooora
رغم محادثات بايرن ميونخ.. نجم مانشستر يونايتد الصاعد يفضل ريال مدريد وبرشلونة
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TGThe Guardian
Manchester United offer JJ Gabriel new deal but risk losing prodigy for £350,000
(opens the publisher’s site)Manchester United have formally offered 16-year-old forward JJ Gabriel a scholarship after he asked for his registration to be cancelled last month.
- Gabriel asked United to cancel his youth contract in September and has not trained for over three weeks.
- United have lodged an official scholarship offer, which prevents rival Premier League clubs signing him for nothing in January.
- Bayern Munich has held fresh talks with Gabriel's representatives but has not submitted a formal bid.
- A move abroad would yield United about £350,000 in compensation, while a Premier League tribunal could award over £3 million plus 20% of his next fee.
- Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Barcelona are competing for Gabriel, with his family and agent demanding over €1 million annually on a three-year contract.
- Manchester United is reportedly threatening legal action over the teenager's attempted exit from the club.
- His family reportedly favours a move to Spanish football while awaiting a Cypriot passport to ease the transfer after Brexit.