Manchester United are set to lose a young star to Arsenal this summer on a free transfer, as he bids farewell to the Reds on social media

Habeeb Ogunneye looks set to complete a switch to Arsenal after bidding farewell to Manchester United. The defender has indicated it is time to move on after paying tribute to the Reds.

The 20-year-old spent five years progressing through the academy at Old Trafford but is poised to relocate to north London on a free transfer, with United reportedly securing a substantial sell-on clause in the arrangement. Reds team-mate James Scanlon is expected to make the identical switch this summer.

Arsenal’s new Under-21s head coach, David Horseman, knows both players well, having previously worked at United as an academy coach. Ogunneye, a right-back, was understood to have completed a medical before his transfer earlier this week.

Writing on Instagram, the youngster said: “Five years. What a journey. Forever grateful for the memories, the people and everything this club has given me. Time for the next chapter.”

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His message was accompanied by a photograph of himself as a child in a United training kit and another of him walking out at Old Trafford.

Former Arsenal youngster Chido Obi, who now plays for United, was amongst those to respond. He, along with Darren Fletcher’s sons Jack and Tyler, posted red hearts to their soon-to-be former team-mate.

Kai Rooney was also among those to wish Ogunneye well. Ogunneye has some experience of senior football, having spent time on loan at Newport County last season.

He joined the club on a temporary basis the previous summer and made 21 appearances for the League Two outfit before being recalled in January.

The academy graduate has featured in a number of United’s first-team squads, taking a place on the bench for the Emirates FA Cup fifth-round clash against Nottingham Forest in 2024 and for the Reds’ FA Cup semi-final against Coventry at Wembley.

Former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar called Dhruv Jurel one of the finds of India’s 1-0 Test series win over Sri Lanka. However, Manjrekar also wondered how the wicketkeeper-batter would fare in India’s next red-ball series in New Zealand.

The 25-year-old played as a specialist batter in the Sri Lankan series and finished as the third-leading run-scorer with 173 runs despite batting lower down the order. Jurel scored a sublime century in the second Test at Colombo and averaged an impressive 86.50 in the series.

Talking about India’s two major positives with the bat in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, Manjrekar said on his Instagram handle:

“In Devdutt Padikkal, India have found a very good No.3. Then Dhruv Jurel, a steady influence on a team packed with Rishabh Pant and other attacking players. This is a guy who is pretty orthodox and old-fashioned and cashes in on starts, making the 40s and 50s into big hundreds. We’ll see how he goes in New Zealand and whether he bats in that position or somewhere else.”

Padikkal was India’s leading run-scorer in the series with 328 runs, including centuries in the first innings of both Tests.

In the bowling department, Manjrekar believes left-arm spinner Manav Suthar is the biggest find for India, saying:

“Manav Suthar is the perfect foil for Jadeja. Manav Suthar’s true value will be seen on pitches that aren’t obvious turners, especially pitches in Australia and South Africa, where there is more bounce. Because of his overspin, he’s the kind of bowler India have always needed,” said Manjrekar.

Suthar was the leading wicket-taker in the Sri Lanka series with 16 scalps at an excellent average of 21.06, including a 10-wicket match haul in the series opener.

“There was acceptance” – Sanjay Manjrekar on Team India’s demeanour in the drawn 2nd Test

Sanjay Manjrekar believes Team India accepted that the second Test against Sri Lanka would end in a draw during Day 5 despite being in a winning position at the start of the day. The visitors had the Lankans reeling at 229/6 entering the final day, with a second-innings deficit of only 16 runs.

However, an incredible 133* from Sonal Dinusha and resistance from the lower-order batters helped Sri Lanka pull off a miraculous draw, finishing Day 5 on 429/9.

“When the Indian players realized they were not going to win the second Test, there was acceptance. But it wasn’t one of resignation, or they didn’t give up the match. It was acceptance out of appreciation for the opposition and one guy, Sonal Dinusha,” said Manjrekar (via the aforementioned source).

India had won their eight previous Tests against Sri Lanka after enforcing the follow-on before the Colombo encounter. The drawn second Test also ended India’s six-match winning streak in the red-ball format in Sri Lanka.