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No deals yet for Lingard or Williams as Solskjaer confirms Man Utd plan for Diallo

SoccerNews in General Soccer News 26 Jan 2021

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Manchester United are yet to agree loan exits for Jesse Lingard or Brandon Williams, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer intends to keep Amad Diallo at the club.

Teams including West Brom, West Ham and Sheffield United have been linked with England international Lingard, who has started just twice and not made a single Premier League appearance this season.

Solskjaer has agreed to allow the 28-year-old, who last scored in the 2-1 Europa League win over LASK in August, to seek a loan move in order to find regular playing time and perhaps earn an international recall.

Full-back Williams, who has played only six minutes in the league this season, and young winger Facundo Pellistri are also set to be loaned out, with the latter tipped to join either Club Brugge or Deportivo Alaves.

However, United manager Solskjaer has different plans for Diallo, with the 18-year-old close to being declared ready for first-team duties despite arriving in England from Atalanta only on January 7.

“They’re still part of our club, part of the squad, training well,” Solskjaer said when asked about Lingard and Williams. “No deal has been struck for any players yet going out, there is still a little period left, of course. There have been many clubs interested in our players, so let’s see what happens.

“For me, it’s also important to take our wishes and our plans into consideration, but the players, of course, are Manchester United people and players through and through.

“There have been talks [about Pellistri] and there have been quite a few clubs interested in Facundo to go out on loan, and that is maybe something we will let him do now. He’s had a few games in the reserves, we want him to have regular football at a high level.

“With Amad, it’s a different scenario, he’s going through a good training regime and training programme. He’s doing well and it won’t be too long before I can bring him into the squad.”

The Red Devils face Sheffield United on Wednesday, looking to extend a seven-game league winning streak at home against the Blades that stretches back to August 1975.

Solskjaer’s men sat top of the table after 19 games but knew Manchester City could move a point above them by beating West Brom on Tuesday.

Struggling Sheffield United will go into Wednesday’s contest 35 points behind the Old Trafford outfit, which, paradoxically, could give them some hope: Manchester United have only won one of their past six league matches against teams over whom they have held such a points advantage in the table, losing two of the previous three at home.

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