{"id":615206,"date":"2022-07-24T07:19:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T11:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615206"},"modified":"2022-07-24T07:19:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T11:19:54","slug":"hannibal-mejbri-manchester-united-championship-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/24\/hannibal-mejbri-manchester-united-championship-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Young Sensation Set for Championship Loan Amid Interest From Four Clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/memphis-depay-manchester-united-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> midfielder Hannibal Mejbri is going to be loaned to a Championship club before the start of the season, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/transfer-centre\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports<\/a>. The 19-year-old has made two appearances so far in pre-season and will be moved to guarantee him more regular playing minutes at a senior level.<\/p>\n<h2>Hannibal Mejbri Set for Championship Loan Experience<\/h2>\n<h3>Tunisian International Attracting Interest From Multiple Clubs<\/h3>\n<p>The young midfielder has been making waves at youth level for the Red Devils in recent years and even won their Reserve Player of the Year award in the 2020\/21 season. Erik ten Hag wants Mejbri to play more regularly next season, but can&#8217;t guarantee him that at United because of their packed squad and options on that side of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham City, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/02\/04\/west-bromwich-albion-appoint-steve-bruce\/\" target=\"_self\">West Bromwich Albion<\/a>, Middlesbrough and Millwall are all keen on signing the Tunisian international after seeing his performances for United&#8217;s reserve side last season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/benjamin-pavard-manchester-united-chelsea-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea and Manchester United in Race to Sign Bayern Munich Defender Pavard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There has also been interest from the Portuguese side Braga as well as multiple Spanish clubs. However, United want the 19-year-old midfielder to stay in England and continue his development in a similar environment to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hannibal Mejbri featured in every game at the FIFA Arab World Cup for Tunisia who finished as Runners up at the Tourney.<\/p>\n<p>He has been shortlisted for CAF Young player of the Year award\ud83e\udd2b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yn1N4zfylW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Yn1N4zfylW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yaw Ampofo Jr (@Yaw_Ampofo_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yaw_Ampofo_\/status\/1549739303483342850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United\u2019s Plans for Hannibal<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Devils have been quite pleased with how Hannibal Mejbri has trained with them in pre-season and the matches in which he has appeared in. The young midfielder is widely regarded as a bright prospect for the future and someone who can become a first-team regular in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>United only want to loan him because they want him to play regular football and start more games at the senior level. They are hoping that a loan move can benefit him and that he can gain a lot of knowledge from playing regularly in an intense league like the Championship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A decision on his future and the club where he&#8217;ll be playing in the upcoming campaign should be finalized next week, claims the report. Mejbri himself has no problems with a loan move, as he is also craving regular first-team football and fast-track his development plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri is going to be loaned to a Championship club before the start of the season, reports Sky Sports. The 19-year-old has made two appearances so far in pre-season and will be moved to guarantee him more regular playing minutes at a senior level. 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