Global FootballUpdated November 9

Kooora: Madrid may not be a faster route to the first team for Gabriel

Kooora, relaying Sport, says Gabriel and his family sought his permanent integration into Manchester United's first-team training, with at least 20 minutes in some matches. Reported financial demands approached €1 million a year. United did not agree to the conditions, and the relationship ended. The Madrid plan described in English reports cited by Kooora starts at Castilla, includes the Youth League and could lead to a first-team step relatively soon. But Kooora, citing The Sun, reports that Gabriel already played in this season's competition for United, so he cannot play in it for Madrid. Kooora also relays Sport's assessment that Madrid may not be a quicker route: with competition for places there, Gabriel might have had a better chance of an early first-team opportunity at United, given the club's difficulties.

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