JJ Gabriel, 14 -year -old Wonderkid who recently signed an attractive deal with Nike, made history on Saturday as he made his much awaited debut for Manchester United Under -18 in his clash against Leeds.
Gabriel, Joseph Junior Andreu Gabriel’s full name, is widely considered one of the biggest talents in the country.
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are asked to pursue their signature MatchThose who claim that a queue of clubs around Europe is waiting for him to snatch it from United as it keeps shining at the youth level.
And on Saturday afternoon, the 14 -year -old forward continued his rapid growth as he became the youngest player in the long history of Manchester United, for the club’s under -18 convenience.
After being brought in the 63rd minute against Leeds, Gabriel scored two goals in two minutes in later stages, as Adam Lawrence’s side won 13–1 over his rivals, with Viktor Musa double.
As you can see from the clip above, a compilation of Gabriel’s cameo emerged after the final whistle, fans reacted to their performance.
One said: “I am following this child because he was like 10 when I used to call him Baby Neymar. It would be a miracle if we keep him. Imagine this child that this child with Ibragimov has been promoted to the senior team.”
Another wrote: “Oi JJ is a superstar at Gabriel Making Fairs. I have invested my stock,” and another comment made: “Give it another three years and he will be in the first team.”
One fourth said: “14 -year -old JJ Gabriel got a brace on his U18 debut. I pray that he lives in United and does not interest the other top European clubs, while one fifth said:” Special talent. “
As mentioned above, Nike is sure he has signed the next big thing. In fact, they went up and beyond to convince Gabriel to reject Adidas’s choice, according to a report Match,
Nathan Salt told the young player an important part of Nike’s pitch that they see him as “in the next line” for the throne of Cristiano Ronaldo. It was also discussed that it could be the future face of Nike’s mercury brand.
He eventually signed “one of the most attractive contracts” handed over to a player of his age “with the American company.
Gabriel has made an attractive deal with Nike. Image Credit: JJNR10/Instagram
Alphi Brooks, who are one-to-one coach of Gabriel, gave an insight about the talent of the young man in the report.
“He was very raw, but he was very competitive,” said Brooks. “When he first started training, he was a standout features.
“I have given coaching to about 1,000 academy players in my time – four of them have made their senior debuts by Josh Nichols (Arsenal), Josh Achampong (Chelsea), Sedi Pake (Sheffield United) and Tyrich George (Chelsea) – and I have ever seen.
“He can currently go to a premiere league changing room and technically he would be better than all of them. It will not be closer.”