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Manchester United will reject Atalanta’s attempts to keep teenage winger Amad Diallo at the Serie A club until the end of the season, sources told ESPN, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set to add him to his squad this month.
Diallo was signed by United from Atalanta on the last day of the transfer window in October for € 21 million, with another € 20 million in possible add-ons, but they allowed the player to remain with the Italian team while they obtained a work permit. in the United Kingdom. for the young man, 18.
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Sources told ESPN in December that United was close to obtaining a Board of Directors waiver for Diallo, following talks with the English Football Association, which would allow the Ivory Coast-born winger to join Solskjaer’s team. this month.
But while United are confident that Diallo will receive his paperwork imminently, Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said on Saturday he wanted the player to stay with the Bergamo-based team until the end of the 2020-21 season. after being consulted about possible signings in January. .
“The transfer market? We are good, the club is attentive,” Gasperini said.
“There is an internal solution within the club that could be very interesting, even if the team is fine: it is Amad Diallo.
“It is clear that he is going to Manchester United, but he could still stay here a few months with us. I like him a lot, he is only 18 years old. I would like him to stay until June, obviously it depends on him. club.”
However, sources have told ESPN that Diallo will be arriving at Old Trafford this month and that there are no plans for a loan back to Atalanta.
However, United manager Solskjaer has said that Diallo will need time to adjust to life in England.
“I don’t see any obstacles and he will be with us shortly,” Solskjaer said. “We are excited to bring him in. He has shown his qualities, but he has to get used to playing in England.”
