FA Youth Cup heroes Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho are both first-team stars, Willy Kambwala and Omari Forson have made their debuts and a host of academy players have been in the squad in recent weeks. recently. Meanwhile, the U18 team is on track to win the U18 Premier League championship.
Shea Lacey became the latest young player to sign a professional contract earlier this week and below is a list of 7 players who have not yet made their first team debut but have signed professional terms this season.
Lacey has been given an official contract.
1. Gabriele Biancheri
There was plenty of interest in Biancheri when he left boyhood club Cardiff to sign for Man United a year ago. The Welsh striker is the U18s’ top scorer this season and scored on his Wales U19 debut last month in a win away to Belgium. He is a versatile striker capable of playing in any position in attack.
2. Jaydan Kamason
He signed a professional contract in December after progressing through the youth ranks.
3. Ethan Wheatley
Wheatley is one of the bright stars of Man United U18 this season and played an important role in helping them progress to the title. He has 18 goals and 5 assists in all competitions this season, including 3 goals at the U21 level. Wheatley scored a hat-trick in Man United’s 9-1 victory over Liverpool recently. Wheatley has trained with the first team many times and was included in the squad to face Bournemouth last weekend.
4. Harry Amass
Man United attracted plenty of interest when they signed Amass from Watford last summer and he has been a key part of their success at Under-18 level this season. Amass is considered one of the brightest talents of the Watford academy system. He joined the club at the age of nine and was even included in the first team at the age of 15 in January 2023. Amass has been on the bench for the last two Premier League clashes against Liverpool and Bournemouth.
5. Jack Fletcher
The son of Man United technical director and former midfielder Darren, Jack joined MU last summer from Man City, along with twin brother Tyler. The club signed the duo for a combined fee of £1.25 million. He has 1 goal and 4 assists this season.
Fletcher’s 2 sons went to MU together
6. Tyler Fletcher
Tyler joined Man United last summer from Man City along with Jack. Tyler chose to represent Scotland at youth level.
7. Shea Lacey
Lacey had a successful start to this season with the Under-18s, registering two goals and four assists, but his progress was halted for six months due to injury. Lacey trained with the first team last week and could be rewarded with a debut before the end of the season.
