JJ Gabriel is closing in on Real Madrid after telling Manchester United that he wants to leave the club. However, due to FIFA rules, United only get a fraction of what they would have received if the talent had gone to another Premier League club.
Manchester United’s rumoured compensation for JJ Gabriel from Real Madrid is ten times lower than what they would be entitled to if the prodigy went to another Premier League club.
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According to Fabrizio Romano, Gabriel has decided to choose Real over clubs such as Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain – and has informed all interested clubs.
With a verbal agreement on a long-term contract, Gabriel’s transfer will go through on January 1. It has been accelerated due to the European passport he qualified for thanks to his Irish and Cypriot background.
“Tearing her hair out”
Days after he scored a hat-trick in the UEFA Youth League, Gabriel told United that he wanted his registration immediately cancelled to become a free agent. United refused the request – and Gabriel, who is still a United player, will have to wait before he can sign for Real.
A report from MARCA reports that the United management is “tearing their hair out” over the loss of Gabriel, who they believe is a talent worth up to £100 million.
Instead, United are ready to receive a minimal training compensation which is rumoured to be around £300,000.
FIFA Rule 20
Article 20 of the FIFA Rules on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) states that a compensation sum must be paid “when a professional player transfers between clubs belonging to different national associations”.
Because of Gabriel’s age, Real must provide adequate education in terms of school and football, as well as provide necessary arrangements for his welfare.
What United would get in the Premier League
However, the situation would have been completely different if Gabriel had been about to sign for another Premier League club.
The Premier League’s youth rules would have allowed Gabriel to leave for nothing if United hadn’t offered him a scholarship. They came up with a proposal, but it was rejected by Gabriel’s camp due to a perceived lack of promises from the club.
Therefore, any interested Premier League club would have had to negotiate a sum for Gabriel. If that didn’t happen, the Professional Football Compensation Committee tribunal would have intervened to settle the compensation.
United would have expected more than £3 million – as well as a 20 percent resale clause in the deal.
The Liverpool example
In a recent, high-profile example, Liverpool paid Chelsea £2.8 million upfront for exciting talent Rio Ngumoha. They also had to pay an additional £1.2 million in performance-related add-ons, while Chelsea will be entitled to 20 per cent of a future transfer fee involving Ngumoha.
United will receive neither. The acquisition is still considered a big coup for Real Madrid, who are expected to adapt Gabriel to the club’s academy and the Castilla team and make sure he is ready for the first team.
He hopes to follow compatriots Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold into the Los Blancos team, after he failed to play his way into United’s first team. His only experience in a first-team game was a cameo in a friendly against Atlético Madrid.
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