JJ Gabriel future: What's the latest surrounding Man United wonderkid?

By Matt Law | 01 Oct 2026 17:43, Last updated: 01 Oct 2026 17:46

JJ Gabriel has reportedly been grooming successful Barcelona, arsenic the 15-year-old seemingly closes successful connected a high-profile departure from Manchester United.

The wonderkid deed the headlines past period erstwhile it was revealed that helium had made the determination to permission Old Trafford.

JJ Gabriel has an Irish passport done his father, truthful a determination overseas erstwhile helium turns 16 connected October 6 is possible, with Barcelona and Real Madrid some believed to beryllium interested.

"We're not funny successful immoderate subordinate successful his situation. I don't adjacent cognize precisely what's happening, oregon whether he's inactive a Manchester United player," Barcelona sporting manager Deco precocious said.

"We're not progressive successful this matter. First and foremost, we request to recognize what the concern is earlier trying to bash anything. And talking astir teenage players isn't our area."

JJ Gabriel 'training successful Barcelona' up of apt Man United exit

However, contempt Deco's comments, it is understood that Barcelona are successful the hunt for a subordinate regarded to beryllium 1 of the champion young talents successful satellite football.

According to Manchester Evening News, since the bombshell news, JJ Gabriel has spent clip successful Barcelona training.

The study claims that JJ Gabriel and his household are regular visitors to Barcelona, and it is understood that the Catalan giants are his preferred choice.

JJ Gabriel had been expected to marque his competitory debut for Man United successful past month's EFL Cup clash with Brighton & Hove Albion earlier the unthinkable crook of events.

Man United are acceptable to suffer superstar endowment JJ Gabriel

The teen and his representatives were allegedly unhappy that the teen lone made 1 quality successful pre-season against Atletico Madrid; JJ Gabriel's campy besides reportedly judge that helium should person been progressive successful the team's opening Champions League lucifer of the run against Sabah.

JJ Gabriel boasts a grounds of 29 goals and 4 assists successful 32 appearances for Man United Under-18s, and the nine had been readying to motion him to scholarship presumption this month.

Man United person allegedly not fixed up implicit anticipation of keeping JJ Gabriel, but it is seen arsenic highly improbable that the youngster volition yet determine to stay astatine Old Trafford.