Man Utd wonderkid JJ Gabriel attracting interest from top European clubs

JJ Gabriel wants to leave Manchester United; the 15-year-old has requested that his registration be cancelled to become a free agent; Gabriel wanted to be involved in first-team squads; United's hierarchy will keep trying to convince Gabriel to stay while he is still registered with them

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, along with several Premier League clubs, are interested in Manchester United forward JJ Gabriel.

The 15-year-old has made it clear he wants to leave Man Utd and has asked to be deregistered immediately to become a free agent.

Gabriel and his team feel United had ample opportunities to involve him more in pre-season and in first-team squads since the season started, including in the Champions League.

United's hierarchy will keep trying to convince Gabriel to stay while he is still registered with them.

However, it is understood Gabriel has made up his mind and, as far as he's concerned, has played his last game for the club.

Gabriel turns 16 on October 6 and cannot sign a scholarship agreement until then, or a professional contract until he turns 17.

Man Utd head coach Michael Carrick has asked for Gabriel's welfare to be protected amid the doubts over the teenager's future at the club.

Carrick told Sky Sports on Wednesday: "We have to be a little bit careful on that one. He's a 15-year-old boy.

"It's more about the welfare, the care and the attention of JJ as a child, really.

"The situation is what it is, but we have to be careful about the exposure and how much we jump on that."