Man Utd forward reveals 'credible option' on table as loan transfer addressed

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Man Utd forward reveals 'credible option' on table as loan transfer addressed
The forward has been training with the Canadian national team after being invited on camp with Craig Bellamy and Wales
Gabriele Biancheri of Manchester United
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Burgeoning Manchester United talent Gabriele Biancheri finds himself on the brink of two career-defining decisions — at both club and international level.
Currently in Canada's Gold Cup training camp as a non-playing invitee, the 18-year-old is considering a switch from Wales, the country he's represented at youth level, to Canada, where his mother was born.
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'Canada is a credible option and one I am thinking about,' Biancheri told The Athletic. 'Right now, I'm just taking everything in.'
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Biancheri, who was born and raised in the Welsh capital and represented Cardiff City at youth level before moving to United, was invited to Wales' senior camp last month along with a number of the country's bright young talents.
It comes after a fruitful season for the teenager, who scored 21 goals across the U18 Premier League and Premier League 2 and regularly participated in first-team training.
A broken hand midway through the season didn't stop his momentum, and he's now weighing whether to stay and fight for minutes at United or go on loan.
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'I don't really know the plan for next season,' Biancheri said, admitting a loan out of Manchester United's youth set-up to play first- team football is an option being considered.
'I just take everything as it comes. If that's going on loan and learning and getting experience playing men's football, I'll take it. If that's getting a chance with the first team and playing Under-21s and earning my shot, that's what I'll do.'
There's clearly a queue forming in front of him at United, with Rasmus Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee, Chido Obi and a returning Marcus Rashford currently ahead of him in the pecking order. That's not to mention the links with Sporting CP striker Victor Gyokeres.
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However, an ambition to burst into the United first team at some point is clearly burning within him. 'That's why I play football: to play at the highest level, to play for Man United's first team,' Biancheri added.
'I'll always push myself to reach the heights I know I can. Playing for United's first team is a dream, but I know I can make it happen.'
Now, as Canada prepare for the 2026 World Cup on home soil, he's drawn to the chance of international football with a promising, youthful squad.
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'There's pride in wearing the shirt,' Biancheri said. 'It's not just football — it has to come from the heart.'
Bellamy, on the other hand, insisted he had a relaxed stance on the talented teenager exploring his options in North America and believes he will make the best decision for him.
"I like people having options, it's healthy," Bellamy said last week. "He's not ready for our squad yet. It's something he'd like to go and have a look at, but I like to think we have done our work as well.
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"He has been with us through the younger age groups, he knows what we are about and who we are.
"I don't think it ever hurts someone to have options and to go and explore them. I'm never against that. At the end the decision will be his. He knows where we are and where he is. He's not ready for first team football with us at this moment.
"It's his decision. I've known him since he was very young and I know his family really well. Whatever he does will be the right thing for him, it's not a problem."