@cuter.knowledge: 🚨 Man Utd Offer JJ Gabriel New Deal But Risk Losing Prodigy For £350,000 - United lodge an official scholarship contract offer with Gabriel, who turned 16 this week - Move follows Gabriel requesting his registration be cancelled last month - PL youth rules meant he could leave for nothing in January without a formal offer - Any rival club must now negotiate a fee directly with United, or go to tribunal - United would expect over £3m at tribunal plus a 20% sell-on clause - Comparison drawn to Ngumoha deal: Liverpool paid Chelsea £2.8m plus £1.2m add-ons - Team photo featuring Gabriel briefly raised hopes of reconciliation, but exit still expected - Breakdown between his camp and club stemmed from a dispute over first-team minutes - Favours move to Europe, where compensation is far lower; Real Madrid favourites - Category I academy rules mean just £350,000 compensation if he moves abroad - Eligible for an EU passport through his parents, bypassing the usual age-18 transfer rule - Hasn't trained at the club for over three weeks despite welfare check attempts
