Manchester United prospect Chido Obi to leave club on loan, heading to Eredivisie

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/obi-chidozie/QmVoFXVS/"]Chido Obi[/a], 18, will join promoted Eredivisie club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/willem-ii/6u3qag0G/"]Willem II[/a] on a season-long loan without an option to buy, Dutch outlet Voetbal International reported on Wednesday.[/p][p]The Danish striker made history by becoming the youngest-ever player in a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] starting XI, starting at 17 years and 156 days against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] on May 4th, 2025. In total, Obi has made 8 senior appearances for the Red Devils.[/p][embed guid="a187b99b-bb83-4f97-9382-daea0f6efe9d" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2095145651243786575?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Obi joined Manchester United from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] in 2024 after scoring 32 goals in 18 appearances for the Gunners' Under-18 side the season prior. In 56 games for Manchester United's Under-18 and Under-21 teams, Obi scored 36 goals.[/p][p]The Danish youth international will join Willem II to compete with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haen-devin/YDnIlJfn/"]Devin Haen[/a] for the starting spot. The move resembles [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a]'s decision to loan [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isak-alexander/p41IV42c/"]Alexander Isak[/a] to Willem II in 2019. In 18 games for the Tilburg club, Isak scored 14 goals.[/p][p]Chido Obi remains under contract at Manchester United until 2028.[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]