Manchester United’s boss Erik ten Hag appears to have had a change of coronary heart about Hannibal Mejbri, regardless of the midfielder’s promising begin to the season.
The Tunisia worldwide, who has been with United since 2017, scored his first Premier League aim in a 3-1 defeat by Brighton. However, after a coaching floor bust-up with Alex Telles, who now performs within the Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr, he regarded set to go away the membership.
Then, after a sequence of spectacular performances, Ten Hag described Hannibal’s efficiency at Burnley in September as “perfect”. But it appears that evidently Ten Hag has modified his thoughts once more and is now able to ship Hannibal, who spent final season with Birmingham, on one other mortgage spell, this time with Spanish staff Sevilla for the remainder of the marketing campaign (through the Mirror).
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The deal reportedly contains an possibility to purchase clause, suggesting United aren’t too fearful about dropping Hannibal for good. If Sevilla do resolve to make Hannibal’s transfer everlasting in the summertime, United are set to obtain a tidy sum.
Sevilla had their eye on the Tunisian participant throughout the summer season and he almost swapped Manchester for Spain then. But accidents to a number of key United midfielders allowed Hannibal to combat for an everyday spot within the beginning line-up.
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Fast ahead 5 months and issues have modified, with Hannibal now keen to go away. In truth, the 20-year-old did not journey with the Tunisia nationwide staff for the Africa Cup of Nations as he desires to iron out his membership future.
Hannibal would not be the primary participant to go on mortgage from United to Sevilla. Anthony Martial made the identical transfer midway by way of the 2021/22 season. Telles, who Hannibal had a coaching floor bust-up with, did the identical the next season.
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