The 16-year-old will not be allowed to leave on a free transfer this summer (Picture: Icon Sport/Getty)Manchester United have submitted a €4million (£3.5m) offer for Monaco teenager Hannibal Mejbri after the Ligue de Football Professionnel rejected the youngster’s case to have his contract terminated. However, RMC Sport report that the lawsuit was rejected by the LFP’s legal committee because they cannot penalise a club twice for the same offence, with Monaco already sanctioned over a different player back in February. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnd according to Le Parisien, that is exactly what United have done, proposing a £3.5m package to try and land the 16-year-old ahead of a growing queue of suitors which includes Lyon. His family and entourage believe a number of promises have since been broken and dispute the legality of the contract. United had an initial offer for the teenager – who plays as an attacking midfielder and has five caps for France Under-16s – rejected in January, and Monaco will demand a sizeable fee to let him leave.

Source: Metro June 15, 2019 14:26 UTC