Manchester United 14-year-old Messi won the official jersey number! Set a record, indicating development plans for next season

Manchester United has confirmed to renew the 14-year-old prodigy Gabriel, who has also obtained the first official jersey number. The English striker, known as "Kid Messi", is not yet at the age of Premier League participation, but the jersey number indicates that he may participate in the U18 and U21 youth teams.

Gabriel has Irish descent and his father is former Irish international Joe Osserul, so he is not affected by Brexit and is eligible for a transfer to a European club this summer. Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed that European giants such as Barcelona and Real Madrid were poaching, and Barcelona even sent Yamal to meet with Gabriel and gave him a signature jersey. Inter Milan in Serie A also arranged for celebrities Zanetti and Cambiaso to lobby.

But luckily, Gabriel finally decided to stay at Manchester United and is about to sign an apprenticeship contract. The contract is two years long and has been settled. Manchester United's new sporting director Jason Wilcox and football negotiating director Matt Hargreaves were said to have made a key intervention last week to convince the genius to stay at the club. This may be because they promised better development plans and team status.

Gabriel quickly obtained the official jersey number for the new season, and the photos he posted on social media confirmed the fact. In the picture, Gabriel is wearing Manchester United's new training suit, with a No. 95 printed on the right side of his chest. He smiled and showed a bright smile.

According to the information of the "Transfer Market Network", this is the largest number obtained by players in the team history. The previous record appears to be maintained by 17-year-old centre-back Goldwell Kunoki, who wore the No. 87 jersey for the 2024/25 season.

Gabriel was born in London and trained in the youth training systems of Chelsea, Arsenal and West Ham United, but eventually joined Manchester United. He made his first appearance for Manchester United's under-18 youth team in April this year, scoring twice. Gabriel will not be eligible for next season's Premier League, but receives a jersey number, indicating that he may participate in first-team training and will make an appearance in the official matches of U18 and U21.

The youth team wears the number 1 to 11 without a name, but in some formal games, such as European games, young players will also wear jerseys with their names and numbers printed on them. Although the Red Devils missed the European competition in the new season, some youth events in England also have this tradition.

Gabriel officially signed with Ronaldo's eldest son Mini Ronaldo in 2023 and became a good friend. Therefore, he also has a close relationship with Ronaldo and often plays in the luxury houses of Portuguese superstars. Ronaldo also has a good impression of the young Gabriel. Before transferring to the Saudi Arabian Professional League, he gave him a signature jersey as a farewell gift. Nike also signed Gabriel and believed that he might be his future ace endorsement player.

According to British media, Gabriel will join Manchester United's U18 and U21 youth team training on Thursday and go to Germany for season training. The photo of him wearing the No. 95 jersey was taken before the assembly.

will also be 16-year-old guard Jayden Ngwashi, who is also renewed for four years this week. He will turn 17 in September and can sign a professional player contract by then. Engvash is an Italian player and Romano also confirmed his contract extension.