Two favourites for Man United wonderkid JJ Gabriel 'revealed' as star celebrates 16th birthday

By Matt Law | 06 Oct 2026 10:46, Last updated: 06 Oct 2026 10:57

Real Madrid and Barcelona are reportedly the favourites to motion JJ Gabriel, with the Manchester United wonderkid celebrating his 16th day connected Tuesday.

Widely regarded arsenic 1 of the champion teenagers successful satellite football, JJ Gabriel stunned Man United past period erstwhile helium told the nine that helium wanted to leave.

JJ Gabriel made his elder debut for Man United successful their pre-season crippled against Atletico Madrid implicit the summer, but helium is yet to diagnostic for the archetypal squad successful a competitory match.

The guardant made his debut for Man United Under-18s astatine the property of 14, and helium had been owed to motion assistance presumption with the Red Devils connected his 16th birthday.

A nonrecreational declaration was past expected to travel a twelvemonth later, but his clip with the 20-time English champions is seemingly coming to an end.

Real Madrid, Barcelona 'the favourites' for JJ Gabriel

JJ Gabriel boasts an unthinkable grounds of 29 goals and 4 assists successful 32 appearances for Man United Under-18s. Meanwhile, helium has scored doubly and registered 2 assists successful 2 appearances for Man United Under-21s successful the Premier League 2.

The guardant besides scored a hat-trick against Sabah Under-19s successful the UEFA Youth League earlier this season, but it is understood that his lack from the elder squad against Sabah successful the Champions League angered his representatives.

JJ Gabriel's campy are believed to person wanted the subordinate to diagnostic for astatine slightest 20 minutes against Sabah successful the Champions League, Brighton & Hove Albion successful the EFL Cup and besides the upcoming Premier League clash against Bournemouth.

JJ Gabriel is acceptable to permission Man United successful the adjacent future

According to German writer Florian Plettenberg, JJ Gabriel is expected to person a Cypriot passport successful the adjacent future; helium qualifies done his mother.

A escaped transportation successful January is truthful seen arsenic possible, and Plettenberg claims that Real Madrid and Barcelona are prepared to connection a immense salary, successful summation to bonuses and a important signing-on interest for the wonderkid.

Bayern Munich person allegedly not fixed up anticipation of signing JJ Gabriel but are presently down the La Liga duo successful the contention for his signature.

Since the bombshell news, JJ Gabriel has allegedly spent clip successful Barcelona training; it is understood that JJ Gabriel and his household are regular visitors to Barcelona and would ideally similar to unafraid a determination to Camp Nou implicit immoderate different club.

Man United had allegedly initially inactive been hopeful of keeping JJ Gabriel, but the teen is present acceptable to permission the 20-time English champions successful the adjacent future.