Mansfield Town make Nathan Bishop transfer admission amid Manchester United uncertainty

Mansfield Town manager Nigel Clough has confirmed that he does not expect the League Two club to re-sign Manchester United goalkeeper Nathan Bishop this summer.

Bishop, who joined United from Southend United in January 2020, spent the 2021/22 campaign on loan at Mansfield, racking up 53 appearances in all competitions. He also started the League Two play-off final at Wembley as they were beaten 3-0 by Port Vale, who had one of their goals scored by former United striker James Wilson.

But despite the success of his loan spell at the One Call Stadium, United opted against sending Bishop out on loan again this season. He was named on the substitutes bench four times by Erik ten Hag during the Premier League campaign, but failed to earn a single minute of first-team football, meaning he is still waiting to make his Reds debut.

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He played nine times for the Under-21s this season, including four appearances in the Papa Johns Trophy. He also captained the side in their 4-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers.

Bishop is out-of-contract at United at the end of this month, meaning he could soon be without a club if the Reds choose to release him. However, Clough is confident that he will be playing at a higher level than League Two amid speculation that he could rejoin the Stags.

"We are still in talks for Christy Pym and I think that's progressing," Clough told The Chad. "There have been one or two obstacles – one or two caused by him. Hopefully that may get sorted. He is our number one choice.

"Having worked with him last season it is one less change. He's one the players know and everyone trusts. But we do have two or three other names on the list.

"There are one or two