Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich in race for Manchester United youngster

Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich in race for Manchester United youngster Real Madrid had a very good 2026 summer transfer window as they brought in several new players to reinforce almost all the areas of their team. While most of their signings were experienced and established players, they also brought in some exciting talents, most notably Yan Diomande and Carlos Espi. Now, only a few weeks after the end of the transfer window, the Merengues are once again close to completing a significant transfer coup. They are very close to completing the signing of the Manchester United youngster JJ Gabriel , who is one of the most promising teenagers in Europe, and who has also been on the radar of several other big European clubs for the last few weeks. One such club was Bayern Munich. In fact, the journalist Christian Falk confirms in his latest column on CF Bayern Insider that the Bavarians were in talks with the Englishman and his entourage. The player himself had also visited the German club’s facilities in the past. However, the Bundesliga side was not prepared to reach the sums Real Madrid and Barcelona were willing to offer him. Furthermore, the player himself had his heart set on a move to Spain and Bayern were not prioritizing the signing of a forward. Meanwhile, the interest from the Merengues was simply more concrete, and ended up paying dividends as they have seemingly won the race for his signing, in which in addition to Barcelona and Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain were also interested. Latest reports indicate that the signing is now imminent and can be announced by Real Madrid any time now. Hopefully, JJ Gabriel will continue to grow at the same, or an even better, trajectory that he has shown so far in his career, and turn out to be a significant success for the Merengue club going forward.