Real Madrid's plan for JJ Gabriel revealed as Man Utd open fresh talks

Gabriel stunned United with his request to leave (Picture: Shutterstock Editorial)

Manchester United chiefs are in talks to keep JJ Gabriel at Old Trafford as Real Madrid and Barcelona continue to monitor the stand-off.

Gabriel, 15, is regarded as one of the game’s best young talents and was in contention to become the club’s youngest ever player in the Carabao Cup game against Brighton tonight.

But the teenager and his representatives rocked United this week by demanding to leave the club.

United are yet to respond to his request to cancel his registration with reports in Tuesday claiming they do not regard the situation as ‘irretrievable’ with hope it can still be rectified.

BBC Sport now report United’s top brass are in showdown talks to try and resolve the situation.

Chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox are involved in talks which they hope will result in Gabriel staying in Manchester.

But there is no shortage of clubs ready to pounce.

Gabriel has regularly trained with the first-team (Picture: Getty)

Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the clubs monitoring the situation with Cheslea and Manchester City also interested.

ESPN report Los Blancos would plan to immediately play him for Real Madrid Castilla – the club’s B team which currently plays in the third tier of Spanish football.

Gabriel has shone at youth level (Picture: Getty)

Real took a similar approach when they won the race to sign Martin Odegaard as a 16-year-old back in 2015, with the Norwegian then the most sought-after young talent in Europe.

Odegaard trained with both the Real Madrid first-team and their B ranks, playing for the latter who were managed by Zinedine Zidane.

He made his first-team debut four months after his arrival in Madrid on the final day of the 2014-15 season before returning to play for Castilla the following campaign.