Bayern Munich’s JJ Gabriel Comments Speak Volumes for Reputation

Bayern Munich sporting director Christoph Freund has heaped praise on Manchester United youngster JJ Gabriel, amid reports in Germany that reveal the extent of the Bundesliga champions’ interest in signing him.At just 15 years old, Gabriel has the world at his feet. The teenager is widely hailed as one of the best of his age group and United are fighting to keep hold of him following a <a href="https://www.si.com/soccer/jj-gabriel-teen-prodigy-sudden-man-utd-exit-request">formal request to terminate his contract</a>.<a href="https://www.si.com/soccer/manchester-united">United</a> are under no legal obligation to accept the exit request from Gabriel, whose youth contract runs until the end of the season, but clubs across Europe are lining up to try and snap up the signature of a player who has long been billed as a potentially generational talent.Asked by German publication <a href="https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fc-bayern-die-wahrheit-ueber-das-interesse-an-wunderkind-jj-gabriel-von-manchester-united-6aabbe79fc82e30f94af2f9f">BILD</a> whether Bayern are part of the race, Freund simply responded: “We know the player because he is very, very talented.