Decision time: Oliver Gill has opted for university
rather than a contract at Manchester United
As a young defender at
Manchester United, you would expect Oliver Gill to be dreaming of
following in the footsteps of Steve Bruce or Gary
Pallister.
And having been named on the
bench for United's Premier League clashes with Bolton and West Ham
last season, he might have had one eye on the first
team.
But instead, Gill has chosen
to follow his father David, United's chief executive, into the
world of economics and has enrolled at Durham
University.
Gill, 20, was offered a new
contract at Old Trafford after he was named reserve Player of the
Year but has chosen the world of academia instead.
He had the same dilemma last
year but opted to remain at the club and played four times while on
loan at League Two side Bradford.
Twelve months on however, Gill
has quit United and football and will join his fellow students at
Durham in late September.
His dad is a trained
accountant and joined the club in 1997 as finance director before
being promoted.