TEAMtalk reported that Real Madrid plan to finalise a deal for 16-year-old Man Utd attacker JJ Gabriel. Gabriel’s age means he would be able to sign for a foreign club from January 2027.
Registration request and response
JJ Gabriel told Man Utd in September that he wanted his registration with the club cancelled with immediate effect. Man Utd rejected the request.
Madrid developments
On 1 November, Graeme Bailey reported that Real Madrid were confident of signing Gabriel in the January transfer window. On 5 November, TEAMtalk reported that Madrid and Jude Bellingham’s camp had spoken to their Gabriel counterparts and had recommended a move to the Bernabeu. Fabrizio Romano has reported that it is only a matter of time before Gabriel becomes a Madrid player.
Picon’s account
Reliable Spanish journalist Jorge C Picon wrote on X at 10:13am on November 8: “JJ Gabriel’s camp expects his move to Real Madrid to be finalised next week or the week after. United executives or even Carrick tried to convince him to stay in various meetings, but to no avail. At Real Madrid, he will sign his first professional contract, something he could not do with the English club until October 2027.”
