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Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri attracting loan interest in January transfer window

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A host of clubs are interested in taking Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri on loan for the second half of the season, with the winger struggling for game time at Old Trafford.

Interest is growing in the 22-year-old, who has made 13 appearances for United this season but hasn't started since September 30 and a Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace.

United are likely to listen to approaches for Pellistri, with their schedule now reduced as a result of an early exit from Europe and their Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle.

Erik ten Hag's squad have 18 games left in the Premier League and face an FA Cup third-round tie at Wigan on Monday. Pellistri has made the matchday squad for 19 of 20 Premier League games this season and all six Champions League group stage fixtures, but there is a view he needs to play more regularly to aid his development, having started just four games for United since joining the club in October 2020 for around £9million. ALSO READ: What Sir Jim Ratcliffe did at United during Old Trafford visit ALSO READ: Where Ten Hag's signings rank in United's traffic light system Competition for a role on the right wing is set to grow in the second half of the season with Amad now back to fitness and he was preferred off the bench against Nottingham Forest on Saturday ahead of Pellistri.

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