Ex-Man Utd youngster discusses making return after Erik ten Hag revealed transfer clause

Manchester United sanctioned Alvaro Fernandez's determination to Benfica successful the summer, but their ain issues astatine left-back has fuelled speculation they whitethorn effort to re-sign him

Alvaro Fernandez says helium has nary plans to instrumentality to Manchester United successful January amid speculation linking him with a determination backmost to Old Trafford.

The talented left-back, 21, quit United successful the summer to articulation Benfica aft failing to interruption into Erik 10 Hag's plans astatine the club. However, United person since been near abbreviated successful Fernandez's presumption with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia sidelined.

While Malacia is present on the cusp of a first-team return, Fernandez's good signifier successful Portugal has led to speculation that United could effort to re-sign him successful January fixed they included a buy-back enactment successful the £5million woody that took him overseas.

But the defender has poured acold h2o connected that theory, telling Marca: “I person radical adjacent to maine and they are the ones who look astatine it more. To beryllium honest, I don’t wage overmuch attraction to it.

“I’m focused connected what I person to bash due to the fact that I person a crippled each 3 days. It’s ever bully to person teams telephone you and everyone wants to grow, but I’m doing precise good here. United person a signed acquisition option, but I’m precise blessed here.

“I person a five-year declaration with Benfica. I privation to triumph titles and proceed to turn personally, arsenic I americium inactive lone 21 years old. I privation to win, whether it is with Spain oregon with Benfica, to proceed to grow.”

While Fernandez failed to marque a elder quality for United earlier joining Benfica, Ten Hag revealed that the defender would inactive beryllium monitored by the club.

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Speaking earlier his ain United exit past month, Ten Hag kept the doorway unfastened for Fernandez to marque a sensational return, saying: “I deliberation the process is perfect. We indebtedness him to Preston, helium got back, past we indebtedness him to Granada, helium didn't play truthful overmuch there, and of people we, each the time, observed him and present we had the accidental to merchantability him.

“But we person a buy-back [clause] truthful we person power of the situation, I deliberation that's what helium needed. From Preston, past spell to La Liga, spell to Portugal [with Benfica], each clip stepping up to a higher nine and a amended league. Now we person to spot and measure the concern if helium tin beryllium an enactment for us.

“But playing astatine Man United is not truthful easy, playing successful the Premier League for Manchester United is not truthful easy. You request experience, besides development. You get improvement from playing for amended clubs and successful amended leagues.”

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