JJ Gabriel’s chance to be the first 15-year-old to play a competitive match for Manchester United came and went last month, ending with a request to cancel his registration the day before Michael Carrick was intending to use him in the Carabao Cup.
Now that the teen prodigy has celebrated his 16th birthday, his likely departure appears closer than ever. United don’t have to adhere to the request made in September—apparently not out of nowhere—but that only stops him joining another English club before the summer.
