Man United agree cut-price deal to sell 22-year-old sensational Winger

Man United agree cut-price deal to sell 22-year-old sensational Winger

Manchester united star winger Facundo Pellistri is on his way out of the club after they agreed a deal with Panathinaikos worth just €6m (£5.12m).

The Red Devils have included a sell-on provision in the long-term contract that the 22-year-old is expected to sign with the Greek team.

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano details the move; Pellistri’s fellow Uruguayan, Diego Alonso, is reportedly instrumental in closing the transaction.

The teenage winger lost money on the move, having joined for £9 million from Uruguayan team Penarol in 2020.

He has only made 25 appearances for the Red Devils in all competitions since moving to Old Trafford, 13 of which have been in the Premier League. He will depart the team without netting a goal.

Pellistri did appear to be reasonably well thought of by Erik ten Hag, making nine Premier League appearances last season, while he also played over half an hour of the Community Shield against Manchester City earlier this month.

However, he will continue his career in Greece with the team that finished fourth in the Greek Super League last season.

Panathinaikos have already been eliminated from the Europa League this season, losing out to Ajax, but are into the Europa Conference League play-off round where they will take on Lens over two legs.

Pellistri may not be the only winger to leave Old Trafford before the transfer window closes, with Jadon Sancho still being linked with an exit.

The England international was left out of the squad on the opening day of the season as United beat Fulham 1-0 and the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea have been touted as possible destinations for him.

However, he was training with the rest of the first team squad on Monday and TenHag suggested after the Fulham game that he is still in his plans.

‘First of all we need squad depth, this season will be survival of the fittest, I can only put 20 players in the squad,’ Ten Hag said. ‘Then Jadon in the week had an ear infection, he was not 100 per cent fit.

‘He could play but we made the choice, we preferred [to have] others on the bench. But that can change. It will change.

‘We can’t play everyone the same, you see today how important the subs are. Sometimes frustrating for the player, but it’s about team, club, there will be more players in this position, we expect them to fight for the club.’