Manchester United’s prolific teenager Facundo Pellistri is shut to becoming a member of Brasil outfit Flamengo on a mortgage transfer, regardless of Erik ten Hag’s insistence on him staying at Old Trafford. The 21-year-old just lately made his Man Utd debut in a small cameo towards Charlton Athletic. Pellistri had to wait practically two and a half years for this second. While the Dutch supervisor hinted that the Uruguayan would keep at Old Trafford, Brazilian outlet O Globo states {that a} mortgage deal to Flamengo appears to be within the superior phases with supervisor Vitor Pereira giving his approval. It is known that Botafogo additionally tried to safe the companies of the teenager however failed to meet sure calls for that have been put forth.

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Facundo Pellistri joined the Red Devils in 2020 from Penarol in a deal price £9 million. The Uruguayan joined the youth set-up initially making 9 appearances for the Manchester United U21 group, the place he scored three objectives and one help in 9 video games. The 21-year-old is but to cement his place in Man Utd’s senior set-up. That mentioned, he has already earned 10 worldwide caps for Uruguay together with two mortgage spells at Deportivo Alaves the place he made 35 appearances.

Ten Hag was filled with reward for the teenager who didn’t take lengthy to make his presence felt, bagging an help towards Charlton on his debut. His contributions helped Manchester United bag a spot within the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.

In his post-match feedback, the Manchester United supervisor highlighted his appreciation for Pellistri. “I am happy with that performance and I’m happy with his development, we brought him in [to the team] and we think he has a future here at Manchester United,” he mentioned.

While their draw towards Crystal Palace could possibly be thought-about a blemish, Manchester United have gotten some nice momentum going for them. They have reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, and are at present positioned third within the Premier League desk with 39 factors from 19 video games. With the likes of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Jadon Sancho and Antony, cementing a place on this squad was all the time a problem for Facundo Pellistri. A mortgage transfer might assist him get extra minutes and expertise on the sector.

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