“The whole situation…” – Michael Carrick breaks silence on major Man United transfer saga

Michael Carrick on JJ Gabriel saga

“He’s a young boy, he’s 15, and for me, definitely, and from a club point of view, is looking after our younger players, their welfare, their well-being, their exposure, and I think we’ve got to be really, all of us, I think we’ve got to be really conscious of that, really, in this situation.”

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That won’t answer a lot of United fans’ concerns, but perhaps it’s a useful perspective on the bigger picture here.

Even if MUFC need to keep their best young players and continue their tradition of promoting homegrown stars from their academy, this is also a sport involving human beings, and we don’t always know the whole story going on behind the scenes.