Sully Talkz Exclusive: Manchester United have won a triple transfer race from two rivals, including Manchester City and Liverpool.
Roundtable understands that Manchester United have won the race to sign three young players from Liverpool and Manchester City.
Isaac Konde from Liverpool, David Eze and Karim Cassim from Manchester City are all set to become Manchester United players.
Despite being just 16, all three could join Darren Fletcher's Under-18s squad next season.
Konde and Cassim have already played U18s football for Liverpool and Manchester City, respectively, while Eze is known to be one of the best talents in English football.
Manchester United did everything they could to sign Eze. The technically gifted attacking midfielder had lots of interest, but United fought off competition to win the race.
JJ Gabriel was pictured in Manchester United first-team training in the lead-up to United's second pre-season match against Rosenborg.
It is not yet known if he will play in the fixture, but there have been reports in the past that he could be involved in the first team before the end of the 2026/27 season.
Gabriel largely played as an attacking midfielder last season, but also filled in at centre-forward and on the left flank.
Konde, Cassim and Eze will be looking to fill the void that could be left in the U18s side if Gabriel makes the step up to Michael Carrick's first team.
Eze tends to play as an attacking midfielder, Cassim slightly deeper, and Konde can play as a striker or a left-winger.
Together, alongside the talents already at Carrington, they should be able to keep Manchester United competing at the top of the U18 Premier League North.
JJ Gabriel is reportedly under consideration to travel to Norway for United's second pre-season match, and a debut could be possible.
Michael Carrick made 11 changes at half-time of the Wrexham match last weekend, and most are expecting the same to happen against Rosenborg.
Jack Fletcher and Toby Collyer played as the attacking midfielders (first half and second half, respectively) against Wrexham, but Collyer is not a natural attacker. So, there could be an opportunity for Gabriel there.
He could also play on the left flank, but will have to displace Ethan Williams, as Patrick Dorgu is very unlikley to be dropped from the starting side.
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