Manchester United’s Facundo Pellistri has received loan offers from clubs around the world as he hopes to find more minutes on the pitch.
It has been a strange season for a youngster who is desperately trying to break into the first team.
He has just made his debut, coming on as a substitute in the 3-0 League Cup win against Charlton yesterday, and it looks like times are changing for the winger.
He assisted Marcus Rashford, who scored the first goal, and contributed to a lot of great games during the 10 minutes he played.
He received praise from Eric ten Haga as he helped seal the victory in the second half, which was difficult for Manchester United.
Journalist Jonathan Schrager confirmed that Pellistri had received loan offers from Valencia and Flamengo.
Pellistri has received formal January loan offers from both Valencia and Flamengo but the player ideally wants to stay at Manchester United in order to showcase his value to Erik ten Hag. His representative will meet with MUFC directors imminently to discuss the plans for Facundo
— Jonas Hen Shrag (@JonathanShrager) January 11, 2023
He recently tweeted: “Pellistri has received official January loan offers from both Valencia and Flamengo, but ideally the player wants to stay at Manchester United to demonstrate his value to Eric ten Hag.
“His representative will soon meet with MUFC directors to discuss plans for Facundo”
The 21-year-old sparked interest during the World Cup campaign after he was unexpectedly selected for Uruguay despite not playing in any matches for United.
A couple of months ago, it was reported that Pellistri was unhappy with his minutes on the field.
Although he wants to impress Ten Haga during the remaining six months of the campaign, he would like to at least play more football.
United are in his position, and Anthony Elanga, Anthony, Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford are ahead of him in the hierarchy.
The return of Jaydon Sancho will make him slide even further if he really can’t start acting in the main team.
Renting may seem more feasible for one of the club’s wingers, as Pellistri is attracting huge interest around the world.
Ten Hag may have to decide whether to release one of his wingers, whether on loan or permanently, in order to maintain the current alignment.
