Manchester United starlet Hannibal Mejbri has named Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho as idols ahead of a run in Ralf Rangnick's first-team plans. Rangnick has confirmed plans to integrate the teenage midfielder into his squad after his Africa Cup on Nations campaign.
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In 2019, United signed Hannibal, then 16, from AS Monaco in a deal rising to around £8.5million.
After two seasons of impressive performances at youth level, the 18-year-old made his first-team debut in last season's final Premier League game, a 2-1 win at Wolves.
He represented France until under-17 level before switching international allegiances to Tunisia and has already earned nine senior caps.
Hannibal most recently featured in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, starting all five of Tunisia's games and winning two Man of the Match awards as they finished runners-up behind Algeria.
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And the young playmaker, commonly filling the 'number 10' position, is hungry to learn as he continues to impress on his quest to break into the United first team.
He told the official club website: "Obviously, I've got role models, but they don't play much football these days!
"Zinedine Zidane was one of the best players in the world, and you had someone like Ronaldinho who was great on the wing. [Andres] Iniesta [plays] a bit deeper.
"So I try to learn from watching players like that but in my national team too we've got some really talented players, so I'm hoping to learn from them as well."
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