JJ Gabriel saga won’t discourage clubs from searching for ever-younger talent

JJ Gabriel’s future has taken centre stage this week (Picture: Getty)

The story that a child wants to play football in a new place has been leading many sports sections for the past few days. The boy in question is the 15-year-old JJ Gabriel, the new place probably Spain.

But the aggravating factor in all this is that he is currently registered with Manchester United, still one of the biggest football clubs in the world.

In this context it feels a little icky ...