Gabriele Biancheri injured ahead of crucial Youth Cup tie | OneFootball

Manchester United academy star Gabriele Biancheri looks set to be on the sidelines for the foreseeable future.

He signed his first professional deal with the club in September 2023.

The 18 year old has been in prolific form this season, scoring 16 goals in 17 matches.

The Welsh under 19s international stole the headlines when he scored a hat-trick in a Youth Cup match against Coventry City last month.

It looks like he won’t be involved in Friday night’s match against Preston North End in the fourth round of the Youth cup however, according to a post on his social media.

The youngster uploaded a picture to his Instagram stories reel showing he had undergone surgery on an unspecified injury.

In the photo, it can be seen that Biancheri’s arm is in a cast, and he claimed that he would be “back soon”.

Whilst the injury looks like it will allow him to play again this season, it is a hammer blow to the academy team as their season is about to start up again after the winter break.

In addition, it will surely end any chance the youngster has of going out on loan in search of senior football in this campaign.

Gabriele Biancheri’s coaches at the club believe that the Welsh striker has the talent to go “right to the top” and he has already trained with the first team last season when Rasmus Hojlund was out injured.

What’s more, it has been reported that the youngster has caught Ruben Amorim’s eye with his outstanding displays at youth level, so he might be in line for a senior call up before the season is done.

With Biancheri’s goals out of the question for the next few weeks at least, all eyes will be on summer recruit Chido Obi to take on the burden of scoring the goals to keep the academy team firing in the league and cup.

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