Michael Carrick provided an update on JJ Gabriel after Man Utd’s defeat to Brighton in the Carabao Cup.
Michael Carrick has confirmed he is involved in conversations regarding JJ Gabriel’s future at Manchester United.
It emerged on Tuesday that Gabriel had requested to leave the club. The revelation left United chiefs stunned, especially given that the plan was to include him in the squad to face Brighton ahead of a potential debut.
Gabriel would have become the club’s youngest-ever player if he’d played on Wednesday night.
United feel the situation is rectifiable given the time remaining on his contract. Gabriel cannot be de-registered, but he could negotiate a move abroad when he turns 16 next month, as he holds an Irish passport.
Gabriel’s future has dominated headlines over the last few days, and Carrick was asked about the situation at his press conference after the Brighton defeat.
“I just think we’ve got to be really careful of the whole situation, you know,” he said.
“He’s a young boy, he’s 15, and for me, definitely, and from a club point of view, is looking after our younger players, their welfare, their well-being, their exposure, and I think we’ve got to be really, all of us, I think we’ve got to be really conscious of that, really, in this situation.”
When Carrick was asked whether he gets involved with conversations over Gabriel’s future, or leaves it to club chiefs, he responded: “No, as a club for sure, we’re all involved in those conversations. I just think we’ve got to be very careful, you know, of that.”
Carrick reiterated it was a sensitive situation with Gabriel when he spoke to Sky Sports.
“It’s more about the welfare, the care and the attention of JJ as a child, really,” he said. “He’s certainly a young man. The situation is what it is, but we have to be careful about the exposure on that one.”
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