MANCHESTER UNITED are looking for a team to buy Andreas Pereira in the summer as Lazio appear uninterested in triggering his release clause, according to reports.
United sent Pereira out on loan to the Serie A giants in October but he is struggling to fit into manager Simone Inzaghi’s plans and has only played a mere 548 minutes this season.
Lazio loanee Andreas Pereira has fallen out of favour at Manchester UnitedCredit: Rex Features
The 25-year-old has registered a mere 21 appearances across all competitions.
According to Corriere dello Sport, Lazio owner Claudio Lotito is not interested in stumping up the cash for the attacking midfielder and thus United will look for a different buyer elsewhere.
The Red Devils are hoping to offload the out-of-favour Brazilian for £21million ahead of the summer transfer window.
Pereira made a total of 40 appearances under United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last term.
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But Solskjaer has plenty of different options to fill in at No10, most notably Bruno Fernandes.
The likes of Juan Mata, Donny van de Beek and Paul Pogba can also cover the same position.
United seem set to raise funds for a striker off the top shelf with Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland posing as a main target.
The Red Devils have also been embroiled in a long bidding war for Jadon Sancho, whose staggering £108m price tag has reportedly recently been lowered by £20m by Dortmund.
Pereira joined United’s youth set-up in 2011 from PSV Eindhoven and earned a senior call-up three years later.
The midfielder amassed a total of 75 appearances throughout his six-year stint, which also saw him getting loaned out to Granada and Valencia.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
