Manchester United youngster JJ Gabriel has confirmed he has chosen Real Madrid over Barcelona as his next destination.

The 16-year-old attacking midfielder, widely hailed as one of the best in Europe in his age group, voiced a desire to leave the club in September over what he felt was a delay in his pathway to the first team. While United tried to convince him to stay, the continent’s elite all expressed interest in signing Gabriel.

A move to La Liga soon emerged as a priority for Gabriel, with both Barcelona and Real Madrid battling to tie him down, but it is Los Blancos that have won the race .

MARCA caught up with Gabriel in Madrid, where he has been working with a personal trainer while the details of his impending move to the Bernabéu are confirmed.

Asked why he wanted to join Madrid over Barcelona, Gabriel responded with a face that the report suggests carried the words: “Obviously, Madrid.”

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