As reported by Manchester Evening News and The Mirror, United are set to loan out Obi as they attempt to hand him more game time that will only help his progress as one of the club’s most exciting talents.
The young Dane became the youngest player ever to start a Premier League game for Manchester United at 17 years and 156 days, breaking the club’s previous record.
He has been scoring for fun at academy level, scoring a hat trick on his Under-18 debut and is viewed as one of the players who can lead The Red Devils in the future.
Recently, he bagged four goals to lead United’s under-21 side to a 4-1 victory over Leicester City which has caught the eye of interim boss Michael Carrick who has attended many academy games recently.
Obi has a bright future
United U21s coach Travis Binnion spoke on the 18-year-old who he believes has a very high ceiling.
"It's not easy for him because people look at him like he's a big kid.
"The key thing there is he's still very young, he's still learning his game. Because he's had exposure with the first-team, I think people expect performance levels that are really consistent and really high. You've got first-team players across the country who don't do that.
"The expectation on him is high, but he has to deliver the basics, and what he did from minute 30 to 80 when he came off is he pressed, he ran and he occupied two centre halves to give other players space on the pitch to exploit, which is why we dominated the ball.
"He's got loads to come. That will come from how he sees the game, keeps working hard and recognises he has stuff to develop because that's always a challenge when you have that first-team exposure and then you go away and have to start working on things."
The teenager could be loaned out to the Championship where he could find minutes and thrive outside of the Premier League.