Wayne Rooney's son, Kai, made a big step in his football career when he was suddenly summoned to the U19 MU team to attend the prestigious Mladen Ramljak tournament in Croatia – although he was only 15 years old.
This teenage player can play at No. 9 or the winger, was promoted to three age groups after the excellent performance at the Northern Irish Super Cup in Northern Irish last week. Kai scored and assisted the U16 Man United team to reach the final, losing to the star against Southampton.
Now, when she entered the summer vacation, Kai had to confront the players up to 4 years older in one of the top young tournaments in Europe. The Mladen Ramljak Memorial tournament, organized by Croatia's giant team Dinamo in Zagreb, has become an attractive destination for excellent scouts and young teams – with previous organizations with the presence of many leading names such as Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic and Eduardo Cam sheavinga.
U19 Man United are classified as Group A with Rapid Bucuresti, Juventus and Dinamo Zagreb – the reigning championship. Kai and the young teammates will start the campaign on Thursday to meet Rapid. Group B includes PSG, Benfica, Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk – all have the top young squad. The tournament will end on Sunday with the matches and the final match between the first team.
The decision to put Kai into the Red Devils squad is considered a good sign for his long -term potential. Man United is also said to have summoned a number of other young players from U15 and U16 teams. Among them were the 14 -year -old striker JJ Gabriel, the prodigy was signed by Nike and was dubbed the “Kid Messi”, who scored two goals in the U18 team debut against Leeds earlier this year.
Kai was summoned to the U19 MU team after an impressive performance at the Northern Cup of Ireland. This tournament was previously called Milk Cup with special significance for the Rooney family, when Wayne used to play for the Everton youth team in 2000 before he debuted in the first two years later at the age of 16.
After the final, Wayne posted a proud status line on social networks: “The wonderful days in Coleraine for the Northern Ireland Super Cup. Congratulations to Kai and the Manchester United boys for their best efforts throughout the tournament. Congratulations to Southampton's victory. Thank you everyone for his warm welcome.”
Kai enrolled Man United's Academy in 2020 at the age of 11 and has continuously developed through young levels. His play style is naturally compared to his father, while the staff at Man United praised the calmness, the ability to move without the ball and Kai's goal.
