“There’s a lot of talk”: United academy captain praised by Kanchelskis after international honour

Manchester United youngster Amir Ibragimov recently made a significant decision regarding his future. Season The 18-year-old has played 16 matches this season for the academy. He has scored four goals and provided three assists during that period. The Russian has also captained the under-18s for most of the season, demonstrating his leadership skills. He also recently played in the FA Youth Cup final defeat to Manchester City. Call-up The talented youngster was called up by Russia for their upcoming fixtures against Egypt, Burkina Faso, and Trinidad and Tobago. The forward is also eligible to play for England and has represented the under-15s and under-16s for the Three Lions. Nonetheless, it was revealed on Monday that Ibragimov has chosen to pledge his allegiance to Russia, as he now has a chance to play senior international football. Former Manchester United flying winger Andrei Kanchelskis has shared his thoughts on the United youngster’s call-up. Speaking to Sport Express, he claimed, “are we going to the World Cup or the European Championship? We’re not participating in anything, so we can watch him.” He went on to explain, “basically, now we can invite players we’ve been eyeing for a while and watch them. Because once we start playing in all the tournaments, we won’t have time to watch them.” The Premier League winner continued his praise of the United starlet by stating, “there’s a lot of talk about Ibragimov, so we’ll see what he’s like. There’s nothing wrong with that; I think it’s the right decision.” The teenager could be in line to make his debut against Egypt on 28th May. Featured image Ben Roberts photo via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.