Man United youngster Hannibal Mejbri seals a loan move to Birmingham City… but his awful unveiling is based on serial killer Hannibal Lecter in ‘Silence of the Lambs’
- Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri joins Birmingham City on loan
- The 19-year-old has played twice in the Premier League for the Red Devils
- Hannibal had trained with the first-team squad during pre-season tour
- Midfielder could make his debut for Blues on Tuesday against Norwich City
Promising Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri has moved to Birmingham City on loan.
The 19-year-old will spend the remainder of the 2022/23 season at St Andrews having made two Premier League appearances for the Red Devils.
Hannibal had spent pre-season among the Manchester United first-team squad and featured twice during their tour in Thailand and Australia before playing in the friendly game against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford.
Hannibal Mejbri has left Manchester United to join Birmingham City on loan for this season
Birmingham City confirmed with a Silence of the Lambs inspired poster with Hannibal’s face
The midfielder admitted it will be an ‘honour’ for him to play for Birmingham after sealing his loan move.
He told BluesTV: ‘It is an honour to come and play for this club.
‘I have heard a lot of good things from my friends who have played here before, so I am ready to come and play for this club.’
Hannibal trained with the Manchester United first-team during pre-season tours
Hannibal will link up with John Eustace’s side and could be in line to make his debut as soon as Tuesday night as the Blues take on Norwich City in the Championship, subject to confirmation of registration by the FA and EFL.
The St. Andrew’s chiefs are hoping that the addition of Hannibal will be able to boost their attacking threat and help create more chances for strikers Troy Deeney and Scott Hogan.
The Red Devils youth star made his Premier League appearances during the club’s defeats to Liverpool and Crystal Palace last season, but has not managed to force his way into manager Erik ten Hag’s first-team plans yet.
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