Manchester United are preparing for the new season. 18 players from the youth academy participated in Ten Hag's first training course. The contract renewal of many youth academy players has also been put on the agenda. Manchester United has planned to renew the contracts of Zidane , Ganancho, Hannibal, Elanga and many other players, hoping to lock in their future and re-build the brand of Manchester United's youth training.
Among them, Zidane was the first to sign a contract extension on the first day of training. The 19-year-old Zidane only signed the first contract of his career in April last year. The four-year contract was already He gave his future to Manchester United. Now that the contract has only been completed for one and a half years, it is enough to show that Manchester United attaches great importance to Zidane.
In fact, there are still 3 years left on Gananacho's contract with Manchester United. Manchester United still chooses to renew the contract, which is enough to prove that Manchester United values the future of this youth training youngster. During the summer window last year, Manchester United had already completed contract extensions with many youth training players such as Mengi, Shortel, Savage, and Elanga. Among them, Savage, the son of Manchester United legend, and Zidane were friends at the same time. They joined Manchester United's youth training together since childhood and participated in the Milk Cup together.
Zidane joined Manchester United's youth training when he was 9 years old. Last year, Manchester United made his debut in a 1:1 draw with Bern Young Boys in the Champions League group stage. He replaced Lingard in the 89th minute. , has been selected for the Iraqi national team and may represent the Iraqi national team in the future Asian Cup competition.
Zidane, who is 180cm tall, mainly plays the role of offensive midfielder. He jumped into the Manchester United U18 echelon at the age of 16 and the Manchester United U23 echelon at the age of 18. He suffered a serious injury in December 2020, which almost interrupted his career. At that time, Zidane had already become an indispensable main player in the U18 echelon.
As an important promotional brand of Manchester United in Asia, Zidane has always been regarded as one of the key players of the club in the future. Although his talent in the midfield does not seem to be as good as that of players such as Meno , Savage, Hannibal and others. better.
Today, there are many players in Manchester United's youth training who have not yet become qualified players for the first team, but have been selected for the national team many times. Zidane is already a regular player of the Iraqi national team, Ganancho also represented the Argentina National Youth Team in the Toulon Cup, Levitt has followed the Wales national team to the World Cup, and even Hannibal has also He has become a member of Tunisia national team and will compete with the team in this year's World Cup.
In addition, after winning the FA Youth Cup again in April this year, England's most high-profile youth training base has regained its vitality. Many middle and lower-tier teams have begun to turn their attention to the Carrington base for signings. You know, Manchester United was once the top club in the English Premier League, youth training, and the players produced by the youth training can be found in the English Championship, and the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League.
In May of this year, there was a rumor in the media that Juventus wanted to waive the signing of Ganacho next year. However, the media who fabricated the news ignored that Ganacho actually had a three-year contract with Manchester United and mistakenly believed that Ganacho's contract would be It expires next year. Although this is fake news, it is enough to prove that Manchester United's youth training has begun to have vitality again.
Pereira produced by Manchester United's youth training has now attracted the attention of Fulham and Crystal Palace , and is very likely to bring 8.6 million pounds of transfer income to Manchester United; another youth training player Williams It is also watched by Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa . It may bring transfer income of 11 million pounds. Although it is impossible for this batch of youth training players of Manchester United to gain a foothold in the first team, they can at least provide Manchester United with Bringing a lot of transfer fees.
has refocused on youth training since 2019, which has been one of Manchester United's most successful policies in the past nine years. The products produced by youth training can not only give Manchester United more choices for the thickness of their lineup, but also bring great supplements to signing funds. , this is what Chelsea has done in the past 9 years. Among the 18 youth academy players who are currently training with the Manchester United first team, which youth academy player are you most looking forward to for the future? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.
