FACUNDO PELLESTRI is already heading out on loan after failing to play for Manchester United since his summer arrival.
The Uruguay winger’s agent claimed the 19-year-old is set for a temporary switch to Spain this month.
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But Old Trafford boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists the former Penarol starlet has “all the technical qualities” needed to succeed.
Pellestri has had no senior game-time for United despite recovering from coronavirus.
But he was on the bench for their Champions League group games with PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir.
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And with a loan exit looming, Pellestri’s representative Edgardo Lasalvia said: “We’re working on that, surely Spain is the destination.”
But Solskjaer has stressed: “Facundo has the perfect platform at Man United to develop and he has all of the technical qualities and the right mentality required to become a top player here.
“We are all looking forward to working with him to fulfil his potential over the coming years.”
United recruited £9milion Pellestri after a dazzling scouting report from their ex-striker Diego Forlan.
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But he has largely been restricted to Under-23 matches.
And with fellow winger Amad Diallo joining from Atalanta this month, Pellestri is even further away from the first-team reckoning.
Diallo, 18, has already been promoted to Solskjaer’s senior squad, reportedly even leapfrogging Jesse Lingard in the pecking order.
