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Leicester City’s team is undeniably poorer after the departures of Harvey Barnes and James Maddison in recent weeks, but the latter might be replaced by Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri.
Hannibal Mejbri has played how many games for Manchester United?
Mejbri joined United in 2019 as part of a €5 million (£4.3 million) deal with Monaco, which was regarded as a major coup for the Red Devils at the time, considering that he was also wanted by Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
However, the now-20-year-old has only appeared three times for United, all of which have come in the Premier League.
Last season, the Tunisian international was given the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities on loan with Championship club Birmingham City, and he could return to England’s second division this season.
According to Noussour, United are considering loaning Mejbri out again, and three clubs have indicated interest: Leicester, Luton Town, and an undisclosed club.
Mejbri wants to join a squad where he knows he will be given minutes, which Leicester can provide in the second division, and he will now take his time making a choice on his future.
Hannibal Mejbri, how excellent is he?
First and foremost, Mejbri’s midfield versatility would come in handy for manager Enzo Maresca should he join Leicester, as the former France youth international effectively played in four different positions for Birmingham last season, as per WhoScored.
It is as a pure central midfielder that Mejbri appeared most frequently last season, and he chipped in with five assists – only Juninho Bacuna (six) set up more among Birmingham players – on top of the solitary goal he scored in a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
Despite playing predominantly through the middle, Mejbri registered 5.37 crosses per 90 minutes, as per FBref, which was the fourth most of any Birmingham player.
Maddison, who also played predominantly through the middle for Leicester but also out wide, averaged 4.46 crosses per 90 – the most of any City regular.
Both men also regularly took corners (2.55 per 90 for Mejbri, 2.50 for Maddison) and they both had most of their touches in the middle third of the field (22.5 v 23.4 per 90 respectively).
Neither was afraid to get stuck in, either, each picking up an identical number of yellow cards (10).
Mejbri is definitely not as talented as Maddison, who cost Tottenham Hotspur £40 million this summer, but he is six years younger and will undoubtedly add more goals to his game as he gets older.
According to Capology, the Tunisian earns barely £3.5k per week at Old Trafford. He also has Championship experience and demonstrated last season that he is good enough to play for a team competing towards the top of the division.
Hannibal, described as “unplayable” by Birmingham boss John Eustace, might provide Leicester with the midfield bite they need to make an instant return to the Premier League.