“JJ Gabriel’s desire is to play in Spain,” Wayne Rooney said. The former player believes the Manchester United prospect wants to leave the team to try his luck in La Liga, while his comments could help shed light on the player’s future.
Rooney acknowledged that ambition and expanded on it on Disney + programme “Stick to United”: “I think it’s known that there is a desire to go and play in Spain. I could be wrong, but that’s what has been heard over the years. The club treated him differently from the other players because he is a special talent.” Barcelona and Real Madrid have taken note of the situation and are set to be involved in another battle to sign the emerging star.
The former footballer also said that those close to the player were not unaware of what was going to happen. “I think anyone who was close knew that was going to happen. To be fair to Manchester United, they have done everything, absolutely everything, to keep him and keep him at the club,” he said, while also saying he understood the preferential treatment given to the young player.
Rooney compared the situation with his own experience at Everton: “I understand it because I was that player at Everton and I received that treatment there.” He added: “They gave you a little more, they gave things to your parents.”
Meanwhile, Europe’s leading clubs are waiting for 6 October to be able to sign him, after JJ Gabriel expressed his desire to leave. He will then turn 16 and will be able to sign a professional contract with a club in the European Union.
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