JJ Gabriel has been told that it won’t be Real Madrid’s plan for him to join the club and get first-team minutes for now – and nor should it.The 16-year-old is currently training in the Spanish capital as he finalises a move to Jose Mourinho’s side from Manchester United.Gabriel did not make a senior appearance for United, but is one of the most highly-regarded talents in the countryGettyThe England Under-17 turned 16 last month and thus is allowed to depart Old Trafford and sign for clubs abroad.Gabriel, labelled a ‘generational talent’ by Man United legend Ryan Giggs, caused a bombshell when he asked to leave in September.The teen’s shock announcement came just five days after scoring a hat-trick on his UEFA Youth League debut for the Red Devils’ U19s.Gabriel was due to make his senior bow in their Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton on September 16, but a row over playing time saw his representatives instead demand that United cancel his registration.As previously reported by talkSPORT, the Red Devils could receive compensation for as little as £300,000 for their No.77.However, talkSPORT understands that United have not had club-to-club contact with leading suitors Real Madrid at this stage.Real Madrid’s multi-year plan for JJ GabrielGabriel, who has been training away from Carrington, has already been warned that he is not physically ready for the Premier League.European football expert Andy Brassell has now cautioned the teenager against having any illusion of game time at Madrid either.He told talkSPORT.com: “Really what you’re looking for, though, is a career plan – just because he’s going to Real Madrid… if he does go to Real Madrid. I mean, it doesn’t mean he won’t get minutes. It just means he won’t get minutes for Real Madrid.Gabriel was included in United’s first-team squad photoGetty“I think if they’ve got a plan, say year 1: ‘You play for a team in the Segunda [second division], year two, we’ll loan you out to Getafe or Levante, and year three you go to Como’, maybe that’s acceptable?“I know there’s been a lot written about his dad, but I think we can make a lot of assumptions. “I don’t think anyone could reasonably expect he’ll go to Real Madrid and get minutes. It’s just not realistic.”A big part of Madrid’s development of players includes using them at other clubsGabriel only has to look at Endrick, four years his senior and vying for the same forward minutes, to see Madrid’s plan for wonderkids.The Brazilian was hailed as one of the most exciting young talents in the world upon his move to Los Blancos from Palmeiras in 2024.Endrick has barely featured under Mourinho since the Special One returned to MadridGettyEndrick, who scored eight goals and registered eight assists on loan at Lyon last season, has made just one start in LaLiga this term.The 20-year-old has continually been linked with a move away from Madrid, who boast a stacked attack after completing the signing of Yan Diomande for a fee worth up to £120million this summer.Vinicius Junior’s decision to snub a move to Arsenal further increased competition for places, while 21-year-old Carlos Espi has had to make do with a back-up role after an 11-goal league campaign with Levante.Brassell added: “If Endrick, who has everything to be a superstar – the talent, the attitude, the application, the communication skills, of course, he has made a few impacts recently, but I think he’s going to want more and more game time if he’s not to agitate for a move or at least a temporary move away in January. “But to me, that’s got to be part of the plan for JJ Gabriel. If they’re looking to take him there, Real Madrid will have a plan.“A big part of their development of players includes using them at other clubs. You do look at those relationships that they have with other clubs. “So, to see him maybe have a year at Castilla, which is not top-division first-team football, it’s first-team football of sorts, and then you put him in a Getafe-type situation. “We’ve talked about Como before; we know they’ve got a good relationship with Real Madrid in terms of [Nico] Paz and Jacobo [Ramón] and players like that.”Real Madrid have buy-back options on both of Como stars, Jacobo and PazGetty16-year-olds under Jose MourinhoClubExact ageMatch involvementMichael WoodsChelsea 6–1 Macclesfield(FA Cup – 6 January 2007)16 years, 275 daysCame on as an 80th-minute substitute for Frank LampardAngel GomesMan Utd 2–0 Crystal Palace(Premier League – 21 May 2017)16 years, 263 daysBecame the first player born in the 2000s to play in the Premier LeagueDane ScarlettTottenham 4–0 Ludogorets(Europa League – 26 Nov. 2020)16 years, 247 daysAlso made his Premier League debut while still 16 against West Brom on 7 February 2021.Alfie DevineMarine 0–5 Tottenham(FA Cup – 10 January 2021)16 years, 163 daysIntroduced at half-time and scored, becoming Tottenham’s youngest-ever first-team player and goalscorerOminously for Gabriel, Mourinho has never fielded a 16-year-old in a competitive game for Madrid in either of his two spells in charge.In fact, across the Special One’s managerial career, only four players have had such an honour – only one of which came in a league game.On Gabriel, Brassell added: “I think there can be a plan for him, but I think the headline shouldn’t really distract from what that plan should be. “I guess, just like if a big club is loaning a player to a smaller club, the bigger club needs a plan on how that player is going to be developed.Gabriel spent pre-season with the United first teamGetty“And whatever has been said about JJ Gabriel’s entourage and his father and whoever else might be in the decision-making process, and there will be loads, obviously, because A, he’s big business and B, he is a child. “I think if they’re doing the right thing for him, they will be looking to be taken through that plan for how he’s going to get into first-team football in forensic detail.“And I don’t think it’s beyond the realm of possibility that Real Madrid could have that plan. “But I just don’t think it will be in the first team for now, and it shouldn’t be.”