{"id":567490,"date":"2020-10-02T16:15:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T20:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=567490"},"modified":"2020-10-03T05:36:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T09:36:11","slug":"lazio-loan-andreas-pereira-from-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/02\/lazio-loan-andreas-pereira-from-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazio Loan Andreas Pereira From Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After finding himself surplus to requirements at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>, Andreas Pereira has completed a loan move to Serie A side Lazio.\u00a0 The 24-year-old initially joins on loan for the 2020\/2021 season but, if he impresses, Lazio have the option to purchase the midfielder for \u00a324 million. The Serie A club will also be paying more than half of the midfielder&#8217;s wages.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder leaves Manchester United with a record of two goals in 45 appearances.<\/p>\n<h2>Andreas Pereira Joins Lazio From Manchester United<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good luck for the 2020\/21 season, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrinhopereira?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AndrinhoPereira<\/a> \ud83e\udd1e<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1312122299076743168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Struggled to Get Going at United<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United fans will be celebrating the loan move as Pereira joins Lazio. The Brazillian had a good run of games, with only Harry Maguire and Fred playing more time than Pereira prior to lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United manager Solskjaer was pleased with Pereira last July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/andreas-pereira-signs-new-long-term-contract-at-united#:~:text=Ole%20Gunnar%20Solskjaer%20said%3A,t%20take%20it%20for%20granted.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a>: &#8220;Andreas is another player brought through our Academy that understands what it means to play for Manchester United.&#8221; However, the Brazilian only ever showed glimpses of quality and has fallen from the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>Since the arrival of Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba, Pereira&#8217;s chances to play have lowered drastically. However, fans will be pleased to see the progress that the club is making by signing players with more quality.<\/p>\n<h3>Solskjaer Planning on More Exits to Fund Expensive Purchases<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/14\/report-manchester-united-eye-up-three-alternatives-to-jadon-sancho\/\" target=\"_self\">The transfer of Jadon Sancho<\/a> has seen little progress in the last few weeks but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/12792129\/man-utd-confident-jadon-sancho-dortmund\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is still hopeful<\/a>. However, in order to facilitate the move, the Red Devils boss needs to free up the budget by selling players.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/12783936\/lazio-utd-pereira-mata-silva\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan Mata<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/23\/report-jesse-lingard-will-not-leave-manchester-united-for-tottenham-hotspur-despite-exit-rumours\/\" target=\"_self\">Jesse Lingard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/24\/report-roma-to-make-second-bid-for-manchester-uniteds-chris-smalling\/\" target=\"_self\">Chris Smalling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/12569547\/man-utd-transfer-list-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Jones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/man-utd-news-rojo-transfer-18719465\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcos Rojo<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/28\/report-ac-milan-enquire-about-diogo-dalot-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Diogo Dalot<\/a> could all leave the club. Although, some of the players may be released at the end of the season unless United can find willing buyers prior to this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"OaaZ5X7zRsR962ekTcdG1g\" 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\/1133199466\" 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:'OaaZ5X7zRsR962ekTcdG1g',sig:'ydlIaJPkGPC-OD1BEyyA8CKyRzCtC2Af-oZPG1laB-g=',w:'594px',h:'447px',items:'1133199466',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>After finding himself surplus to requirements at Manchester United, Andreas Pereira has completed a loan move to Serie A side Lazio.\u00a0 The 24-year-old initially joins on loan for the 2020\/2021 season but, if he impresses, Lazio have the option to purchase the midfielder for \u00a324 million. 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