Man Utd star suffers embarrassing transfer blow after saying goodbye to teammates

Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia has suffered a transportation stroke conscionable hours aft saying goodbye to his teammates astatine Old Trafford.

Malacia, who completed a £15m determination to United successful 2022, looked acceptable to articulation Portuguese broadside Benfica connected indebtedness for the remainder of the season.

But the Daily Mail accidental the woody has fallen through, contempt Malacia already bidding farewell to his Manchester United teammates.

Benfica were keen to unafraid a woody for the Netherlands planetary but failed to hold presumption with the Premier League giants implicit a indebtedness interest and bargain option.

Ruben Amorim had sanctioned Malacia’s departure aft offering the 25-year-old constricted game-time since helium replaced Erik 10 Hag successful the Old Trafford hot-seat.

Malacia was linked with Real Betis – who besides signed Antony earlier successful the window – earlier Benfica jumped to the beforehand of the queue.

But the transportation setback has fixed Betis renewed anticipation of signing Malacia, who has besides been linked with Scottish champions Celtic.

Celtic had hoped to motion their erstwhile subordinate Kieran Tierney from Arsenal but the Gunners person reportedly blocked the Scotland planetary from leaving until the summer.

Malacia has lone made 47 appearances for Manchester United since his £15m determination from Feyenoord, struggling with injuries since arriving astatine the Theatre of Dreams.

He made 39 appearances during his archetypal play nether Ten Hag but did not play a azygous infinitesimal past twelvemonth and has played conscionable 3 league games truthful acold this season.

Earlier successful the month, Manchester United fable Rio Ferdinand named Malacia arsenic 1 of 3 players his erstwhile nine should offload earlier the transportation deadline.

Asked astir the aboriginal of Marcus Rashford, Antony and Malacia, Ferdinand said connected his YouTube channel: ‘I deliberation Antony is going. Someone told maine helium was going to Real Betis oregon determination similar that.

‘Get them retired man! Sorry, I’m conscionable being honest. The much those guys are around… there’s conscionable atrocious noise.

‘They each privation to go, they’re each blessed to go, truthful get them retired and commencement afresh. If there’s players astir who are unsettled and not blessed and it’s not going to plan, it’s similar a cancerous, atrocious vigor and it spreads astir the changing room.

‘It makes things morbid and depressing. It would person been alright if the squad was flying due to the fact that those players conscionable get near behind, but it’s particularly atrocious erstwhile you’re not winning.’

Malacia was highly rated successful Holland but is not suited to Amorim’s favoured 3-4-3 strategy and is keen to unafraid a determination earlier the transportation model shuts connected Monday night.

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