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Manchester United are presently working with out a specialist left-back with Lisandro Martinez being the most recent to play in that place within the win over Brentford final weekend.
Proper-back Diogo Dalot has began nearly all of the video games in that place whereas younger academy midfielder Toby Collyer was requested to fill in there within the Carabao Cup.
It’s definitely a place that’s vexing Erik ten Hag with Tyrell Malacia not fairly able to return after greater than a 12 months away from the sport whereas Luke Shaw’s perennial harm issues present no indicators of slowing down.
INEOS did not signal a alternative in the summertime and all indicators level in the direction of the left-back place being strengthened both in January or subsequent summer time.
LB wanted at United
Loads of Premier League abilities are being eyed together with Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies however the resolution may come from inside the United academy, albeit with the expertise now not being on the membership.
It was fairly the shock to see Ten Hag sanction the departure of the younger Spaniard Alvaro Fernandez Carreras final season regardless of United’s obvious issues at left again.
The 21-year-old had shone for United’s academy groups in addition to throughout his mortgage spell within the Championship and it appeared like a matter of time earlier than his probability within the first group would arrive.
As a substitute, he moved to Benfica and Fernandez has starred there and this season, he has performed in all video games up to now and has been one of many standout performers for the Portuguese giants.
As with many offers just lately, the Pink Devils included a buyback clause of their sale to Benfica and Ten Hag spoke eloquently in regards to the former academy graduate and the way he has been retaining an in depth watch on his improvement.
Alvaro Fernandez within the highlight
All of this hints in the direction of a possible future transfer however a number of different golf equipment are additionally circling together with Liverpool and Actual Madrid and the 20-time English league champions won’t discover it straightforward to re-sign their former star.
When requested about Ten Hag’s feedback, the Spain U21 worldwide clearly talked about that he’s fully focussed on the job at hand at his present membership and isn’t trying too far forward.
“I solely take into consideration Benfica. I’m solely centered right here. I’ll attempt to sustain the identical stage, attempt to assist the group as a lot as doable. I’m simply one other participant on the group,” he was quoted as saying by File.
Fernandez was singled out for criticism after Benfica’s Champions League defeat by the hands of Feyenoord and it clearly reveals he’s nonetheless younger and has numerous enchancment to do if he’s to earn a transfer again to the Theatre of Goals.
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