Man Utd dealt new blow as key first-team star may miss entire month of season
Manchester United have been dealt a contemporary blow with defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka doubtlessly lacking a month of the present season.
The right-back, 25, has not but been handed his senior debut for England forward of Euro 2024 subsequent summer time. That has prompted the Democratic Republic of the Congo to strategy Wan-Bissaka in an effort to incorporate him of their Africa Cup of Nations squad subsequent yr.
The Athletic reviews Wan-Bissaka is severely contemplating the chance. And whereas he’s but to decide, Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag will little question be hoping his first-team star passes up the provide.
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That is as a result of United may lose him for a month over the course of the event, which runs between January 13 and February 11 subsequent yr. Wan-Bissaka performed for England at Under-20 and Under-21 degree but in addition represented DR Congo as a teen on account of his Congolese roots.
His new alternative comes at an unsure time in his profession, with the full-back’s future at Old Trafford up within the air as soon as his contract expires on the finish of the 2023/24 season. And whereas United maintain the choice of extending his deal by 12 months, the participant has struggled with accidents this season.
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He began every of United’s 4 Premier League video games to start out the season however suffered a hamstring harm, earlier than being ignored of the squad to face Luton of their most up-to-date fixture. Still, he offers important squad depth and competitors to Diogo Dalot and can be an enormous miss for the Old Trafford facet.
It is simply the newest Afcon-induced blow for Ten Hag after his goalkeeper Andre Onana made a shock resolution to come back out of worldwide soccer retirement in August to characterize Cameroon. Onana helped Cameroon qualify for Afcon but it surely stays to be seen whether or not he’ll make himself out there to play in it come winter, with the United supervisor not having envisioned such a twist when he signed him in the summertime for £43.9million.