{"id":567307,"date":"2020-09-27T13:04:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T17:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=567307"},"modified":"2020-09-27T13:04:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T17:04:58","slug":"lazio-open-andreas-pereira-talks-with-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/27\/lazio-open-andreas-pereira-talks-with-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Lazio Open Talks to Sign Manchester United Midfielder Andreas Pereira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Lazio\" target=\"_self\">Lazio<\/a> have reportedly opened talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Manchester+United\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> for the transfer of midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/6639e500\/Andreas-Pereira\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andreas Pereira<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Lazio Begin Talks With Manchester United to Sign Andreas Pereira<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lazio have opened talks with Manchester United to sign Andreas Pereira. He\u2019s considered as an \u2018option\u2019, negotiations with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> have just started. \ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkySport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#transfers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1310189062838538241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Out-of-Favour at Old Trafford<\/h3>\n<p>The 24-year old has failed to establish himself at United during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s reign as manager and could finally leave the club after he was again left out for Saturday\u2019s dramatic 3-2 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Brighton+%26+Hove+Albion\" target=\"_self\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a>. He was also absent from the 18-man squad for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Carabao+Cup\" target=\"_self\">Carabao Cup<\/a> third-round win over <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Luton+Town\" target=\"_self\">Luton Town<\/a> in midweek, despite Solskjaer choosing to heavily rotate his squad, with captain <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d8931174\/Harry-Maguire\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry Maguire<\/a> the sole survivor in the starting 11 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Crystal+Palace\" target=\"_self\">Crystal Palace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 25 Premier League appearances last year, the midfielder, born in Belgium, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/andreas-pereira\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/203394\/plus\/0?saison=2019\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scored once and made three assists<\/a>. This summer, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has dipped into the transfer market to add <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/02\/manchester-united-confirm-donny-van-de-beek-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">another attacking-midfielder<\/a> to the ranks at Old Trafford, signing Dutch star <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/50dc94ce\/Donny-van-de-Beek\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donny van de Beek<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Ajax\" target=\"_self\">Ajax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Lazio to Offer Pereira a Way Out of Manchester United<\/h3>\n<p>With the arrival of Van de Beek, the 24-year old\u2019s already-limited playing time is likely to take a hit but in the last week of the transfer window, Lazio manager Simone Inzaghi is making an attempt to offer Pereira an out.<\/p>\n<p>A Manchester United academy graduate, who has had spells in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/la-liga\/\" target=\"_self\">Spain<\/a> with Granada and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Valencia\" target=\"_self\">Valencia<\/a>, Pereira is liked for the versatility he offers across the midfield. The Brazilian&#8217;s spells in La Liga were very different in that he mostly played different positions in both spells. His performances may not have been something for United to shout about, but he had earnt himself a positive reputation. It may be that he is better suited to football in Spain, and perhaps, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/serie-a\/\" target=\"_self\">Italy <\/a>than in England.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian side\u2019s midfield is lacking depth and Pereira could provide competition for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/04\/luis-alberto-the-magician-behind-ciro-immobiles-golden-touch\/\" target=\"_self\">Luis Alberto<\/a>. Alberto signed from Premier League champions <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Liverpool\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> in 2016 and had a stellar 2019\/20 season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/luis-alberto\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/128220\/plus\/0?saison=2019\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scoring six times and providing 16 assists<\/a> in Serie A.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/02\/26\/manchester-united-sell-jesse-lingard-andreas-pereira\/\" target=\"_self\">Pereira<\/a> signed a new contract with United in March last year to keep him at the club until 2023, with an option to extend for a further year.<\/p>\n<p>He featured in just three of the Red Devils&#8217; games post-lockdown and is yet to feature this season after making a total of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/andreas-pereira\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/203394\/plus\/0?saison=2019\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">40 appearances<\/a> throughout 2019\/20.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"tHEwEMBBQhJotsbumTGqWg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1264157015\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'tHEwEMBBQhJotsbumTGqWg',sig:'xj1MKaeWxGDezSpn_uqJL1LnV8VeF4_-jf7CMFarZm8=',w:'594px',h:'414px',items:'1264157015',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lazio have reportedly opened talks with Manchester United for the transfer of midfielder Andreas Pereira. Lazio Begin Talks With Manchester United to Sign Andreas Pereira Lazio have opened talks with Manchester United to sign Andreas Pereira. He\u2019s considered as an \u2018option\u2019, negotiations with #MUFC have just started. \ud83d\udd34 @SkySport #transfers \u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3660,"featured_media":567321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,2,18,3,5],"tags":[1984,1250,1061,130,36,3197,40,48,1062,570,136],"class_list":["post-567307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfers","category-featured","category-manchester-united","category-premier-league","category-serie-a","tag-donny-van-de-beek","tag-granada","tag-lazio","tag-luis-alberto","tag-manchester-united","tag-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","tag-premier-league","tag-serie-a","tag-simone-inzaghi","tag-valencia","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Jordan Hackett, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3660"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}