Hannibal Mejbri and Shola Shoretire: Manchester United promote academy stars to senior squad

Shoretire recently signed a new deal
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Tom Doyle12 February 2021

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that promising Manchester United youngsters Hannibal Mejbri and Shola Shoretire have been promoted to his first-team squad.

Shoretire, 17, has been promoted to the first-team squad this week, with 18-year-old Mejbri set to join him.

Mejbri arrived at United from AS Monaco in 2019, with a fee believed to be close to £10million suggesting how highly the club rated the young French midfielder.

Nigerian forward Shoretire has been in stunning form for United's U23s, and recently signed his first professional deal with the Red Devils despite interest from a host of Europe's leading clubs.

"First of all, the young kids - we've moved Shola up with us," Solskjaer said on Friday. "Hannibal will join us and we'll keep them with us for a while.

Hannibal is highly rated by United
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"I think it's the next step in their development.

"We've just got to take the hit on them when they play in the reserves that they have to travel by themselves, so they move into our bubble and I think that's a nice step for them.

“Well deserved because they've done really well."

Amad Diallo, who signed for United from Atalanta in January, has also recently been promoted to the first-team squad after impressing for the U23s, while young striker Joe Hugill could soon follow.

Additional reporting by PA.

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