It’s a big soap opera which has just started and which is likely to last… Indeed, JJ Gabriel, only 15 years old, wishes to change clubs in the coming months. And if the future of a 15-year-old English teenager unleashes passions, it is because he is quite simply considered the most promising British player, and a departure would be a huge blow for Manchester United. “It’s as if Barça lost Messi (at the time, Editor’s note)”is a phrase that comes up very often across the Channel.
While waiting to see if Gabriel can accomplish even a tenth of what the Argentine legend did, it is clear that among European clubs, they believe that he has the potential to become a player capable of making a mark on football. It’s simple, all the big European clubs are on it and want to attract the player who will not sign a professional contract with the Mancunians.
Real Madrid leads the way but…
The newspaper Sport reveals more information on this subject and indicates that the player’s future has a good chance of being written in Spain, the player’s preferred destination. According to the media, for the moment, Real Madrid is in pole position, to the extent that Madrid’s offer is a little higher than that of FC Barcelona. Florentino Pérez does not want to see a new hope slip before his eyes and is ready to do (almost) anything to recruit Gabriel. As it stands, it is therefore in the Spanish capital that the future of the player who will celebrate his 16th birthday in two weeks should be written.
However, Barça does not intend to let this happen and its sporting director, Deco, has already met with agent Ali Barat to try to attract hope to Catalonia. The Spanish champion wants to convince the Gabriel clan with a project that would allow him to find a place in the first team in the relatively near future, in addition to a game project that is particularly attractive for offensive players of his profile. To be continued…
