Reliable reporter Fabrizio Romano claims Tottenham Hotspur left-back, Sergio Reguilon, is joining Manchester United on loan ahead of Friday’s 11pm deadline.
The Italian journalist says there’s an agreement in place between Spurs and United, with Reguilon granted permission to undergo a medical ahead of the move to Manchester.
Sergio Reguilón to Manchester United, here we go! Verbal agreement in place with Tottenham on loan deal 🚨🔴 #MUFC
Understand medical tests are taking place right now! 🩺
There will be clause to break loan deal in January. Marc Cucurella deal, OFF. pic.twitter.com/IWjIucXcb2
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 31, 2023
Reguilon will serve as cover while Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, with both left-backs out injured for the foreseeable future.
A report earlier today suggested that United will be without Shaw for 10 weeks. That means we could be seeing Reguilon on the bench as early as November.
While the Spaniard featured for Spurs during pre-season, he has not played a minute of football since the new campaign kicked off. United will still hope to have him registered in time for Sunday’s trip to Arsenal.
Stretty News verdict
This is not a signing we thought would happen when the transfer window opened at the beginning of the summer.
However, due to injuries, united needed short-term cover at left-back. Reguilon provides that… just about.
The fact he isn’t in the picture at Spurs says a lot. And, he hardly impressed on loan at Atletico Madrid last season.
Hopefully, he proves me wrong.
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When he came to Spurs he was excellent for a season as an attacking left back and we were desperate for Real Madrid not to exercise their £35m buyback clause. He then tailed off badly, injuries not helping, and hasn’t impressed a number of managers including when loaned back to Spain, so whilst I wish him well (seems a likeable energetic guy) I am pleasantly surprised to have got him off our wage bill and out of our bloated squad for a while at least and that it’s to United.
It’s a decent move …. for Tottenham. It’s a decent move for Man U ….. if he doesn’t play or, if he does, he doesn’t have to defend