Manchester United have allowed so many young players to leave the club in recent times and one talent appears to be on the rise.
This has been a testing season for Manchester United and fans will understandably have major questions for the Ineos regime.
Major first-team reinforcements will be needed for Ruben Amorim but Ineos are likely to continue their push for young additions.
Diego Leon, Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu signed in January with United continuing a commitment towards the future.
Yet whilst United continue to focus on signing young players, there is still a real appetite for offloading youngsters in the United ranks.
We saw that on deadline day as midfielder Ruben Curley signed for Stoke City, becoming the latest Old Trafford departure.
Ex-Manchester United talent backed for the Premier League
Zidane Iqbal has been shining with Utrecht and another midfielder who departed in 2023 is now earning praise.
Northern Irish midfielder Ethan Galbraith was released by United in 2023 after loan spells with Doncaster Rovers and Salford City.
Snapped up from Linfield in 2017, Galbraith was highly regarded but United let him go as he chased first-team action elsewhere.
Leyton Orient – managed by boyhood United fan Richie Wellens – pounced, luring Galbraith to League One in the process.
The 23-year-old is now a key player for Wellens and is being tipped for a top-flight return less than two years since United let him go.
Speaking on Orient’s official YouTube channel, Wellens has suggested that Galbraith is simply ‘unbelievable’ and a future Premier League player.
“Ethan Galbraith was unbelievable,” said Wellens after beating Mansfield Town.
“If any Championship club is watching.. he’s a Premier League player in the making. He’s unbelievable,” he added.
Ethan Galbraith already attracting interest
Wellens no doubt knows that Championship clubs are indeed watching Galbraith having already received offers.
Wales Online reported that Swansea City failed with a bid for Galbraith before the January window closed.
The Swans offered around £750,000 for Galbraith but Orient stood firm and said no.
Galbraith is out of contract this summer but Orient can extend his deal by another year thanks to an option in his contract.
Wellens isn’t exactly shopping Galbraith around but just knows that he belongs at a higher level than League One moving forward.
The talent was there at United and it would be little surprise to see him make a seven-figure move to a Championship club come the summer.
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