Man Utd ‘already considering buying back star they sold for £5m in May’ as Real Madrid and Barcelona eye transfer

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly considering making a immense transportation U-turn a specified FIVE MONTHS aft sanctioning the merchantability of a erstwhile player.

According to reports, manager Erik Ten Hag is already plotting to bring successful reinforcements successful January - contempt his cervix being connected the chopping block.

And it's claimed the nine are contemplating re-signing defender Alvaro Carreras - who they sold to Benfica past summer.

That's according to the Portuguese paper O Jogo, who assertion the Red Devils are considering exercising the buy-back clause they placed successful the £5million woody they struck with the Lisbon club.

United, however, volition reportedly look contention for the 21-year-old's services from La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid.

The Red Devils signed Carerras from Real successful September 2020, pipping some Barca and Manchester City to his services.

But helium failed to marque a azygous first-team quality for the club, who sent him connected indebtedness 3 times earlier helium joined Benfica connected a imperishable woody successful May.

Carreras has gone from spot to spot since moving to the Portuguese capital, making 9 appearances successful each competitions this season.

Ten Hag whitethorn not get to bring Carreras backmost to Old Trafford arsenic he's seemingly connected the verge of being sacked, though the Dutchman remains assured of turning things around.

He told Sky Sports earlier this month: "We are going to marque a occurrence from the season.

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"Nothing is easy, but this is thing for maine to panic about.

"We tin benignant [the problems] out, this squad tin benignant this out."

"I'm not reasoning astir it," helium said erstwhile asked if he's disquieted astir being sacked. "I'm not anxious.

"We created a togetherness successful the summertime with the ownership and the leadership.

"We made this agreement, and we were each down it. We cognize the strategy [is to bring in] young players successful a modulation period.

"They besides cognize successful May successful each my past six seasons determination were ever trophies and that is what we are aiming for."

Manchester United volition beryllium backmost successful enactment connected Saturday afternoon, welcoming Brentford to Old Trafford.