Manchester United’s Hannibal Mejbri is chief amongst the Premier League side’s abundance of youthful talent. Just 19 years old, Mejbri is on the verge of his first-team breakthrough.
It’s been rumoured that he’ll be given his chance for the past two seasons, but with United’s lack of quality and desire in the first team now glaringly obvious, Mejbri may well be seen as the injection of youthful enthusiasm the squad needs.
There no denying the Tunisian international is one of Europe’s most exciting young talents, so here’s the lowdown on the United prospect.
Who is he?
Born in January 2003, Mejbri started his career at Paris FC and AC Boulogne-Billancourt before moving to Monaco in 2017.
United fought off competition from Liverpool, Barcelona, and Arsenal to secure his signature in 2019, with the Red Devils forking out an initial £4.2million fee that could rise to £8.4million.
That may well end up looking like a bargain if it isn’t one already. The 19-year-old has impressed hugely for the youth ranks, moving from the Under-18s to the Under-23s when he was just 17, and he’s now a permanent fixture in first-team training.
His involvement with the senior squad has affected how many games he’s played at youth level, but in the 2020-2021 season he notched up four goals and eight assists in 20 Premier League 2 games.
Such is his ability, he’s already a full senior international with Tunisia. French-born, he played for the French national team at a youth level but opted to switch allegiances to Tunisia, with whom he went to the 2022 African Cup of Nations. He now has 12 caps for his country.
At the end of the last campaign, he finally made his first senior appearance at club level, coming off the bench to replace Juan Mata in a symbolic ‘changing of the guard’ moment during United’s last game of the season against Wolves.
Oh, he’s also got a personality. He was taunted by Leeds United fans during an FA Youth Cup tie at Old Trafford…
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