Manchester United agree long-term contract with youngster

Manchester United have made some impressive progress under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over the past couple of years. And what is even more impressive is the fact that they achieved this while also providing chances to youngsters.

The Red Devils have made quite a reputation in recent years for signing some of the most promising youngsters from all over the world and bringing them to the club’s academy. Here, they hope to develop these youngsters into Premier League quality players.

One such player is Hannibal Mejbri. The highly-rated youngster joined Manchester United from Monaco back in 2019 for a transfer fee reported to be around £9 million.

He has impressed for the club’s youth sides since then. Over his 37 appearances at both under-18 and under-23 level for the Red Devils, he has scored 5 goals and provided 13 assists. That is very impressive for someone who plays in central midfield and turned 18 just this January. And according to Sky Sports, the club have managed to agree a long-term contract with the youngster.

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Manchester United’s focus on youth is impressive

The club made the announcement of Mejbri’s contract on their official website and it comes just a month after Shola Shoretire signed his first professional contract with the club. Thus, it is clear that the Red Devils are very focused on their youth development at this point of time.

This is very impressive in modern football where the top clubs most of the time go ahead and bring in ready-made players through the transfer market. Manchester United themselves have been guilty of the same in the past but there has been a clear change in policy over the past several years and it is very promising to say the least.

Players like Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood and Scott McTominay have come through the academy in the recent past to establish themselves in the first-team and a number of others could do the same going forward. The future is certainly very bright.