United only get paid for Gabriel via a scholarship

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United only get paid for JJ Gabriel if they offer him a scholarship first

JJ Gabriel is 16, the age at which United can first offer him scholarship terms, and Chris Wheeler of the Daily Mail, read at source, says that offer is what creates any training compensation if he leaves anyway. Without it, United get nothing at all.

Per Chris Wheeler of the Daily Mail, the figure is as low as £300,000, a number that has also circulated as a transfer fee and, in euros, as a sum United want; it is neither. He expects United to make an offer they expect Gabriel to refuse.

The ledger has this as reported, and the outcome unresolved: no transfer fee exists here, only the training compensation a scholarship offer would unlock.

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From the Archive

10-08 · 1955

4-3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers

United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 at home in the First Division. Taylor scored twice, with Doherty and Pegg also on target. Attendance 48,638.

Tommy Taylor's brace did the heavy lifting as United saw off Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 at home, with Doherty and Pegg also finding the net in front of 48,638.

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