{"id":617132,"date":"2022-08-31T04:40:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T08:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617132"},"modified":"2022-08-31T04:51:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T08:51:21","slug":"sergino-dest-not-against-manchester-united-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/sergino-dest-not-against-manchester-united-move\/","title":{"rendered":"After Antony and Dubravka: Manchester United Looking to Sign &#8216;Insane&#8217; \u00a397k-a-Week Defender; Talks Already Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBurtTelegraph\/status\/1564685771470159873\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jason Burt<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of The Telegraph,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/fabrizio-romano-cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0are back in the market for a right-back despite initial reports that their transfer business had ended. One of the names mentioned is Barcelona&#8217;s Sergino Dest, with the Catalan giants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/soccer-transfers\/story\/4724064\/christian-pulisic-future-man-united-interested-in-loan-deal-for-usmnt-chelsea-forward\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ready to allow<\/a> the out-of-favour defender to leave, with him being made available for loan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> This is corroborated by a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-united-transfer-sergino-dest-24892628\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samuel Luckhurst<\/a> on Wednesday morning claiming that United have already held exploratory talks with Barcelona over the potential deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Intensify Talks to Sign Sergino Dest<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXC: Manchester United are again exploring signing a right-back having been told Sergino Dest and Thomas Meunier are both now available on loan. They had thought their business was finished with Antony and Martin Dubravka but there could be a late deal. More on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TeleFootball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Burt (@JBurtTelegraph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBurtTelegraph\/status\/1564685771470159873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Another Reunion on the Cards For Erik ten Hag<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barcelona are ready to let Dest go on loan with an asking price set of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/2022\/08\/16\/sergino-dest-has-no-intention-to-leave-barcelona-despite-xavi-hernandez-message\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a317.19 million<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for a permanent move. The defender, who was described last year as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zESoPn6SKo4\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;insane&#8221;<\/a>, has fallen down the Camp Nou pecking order, having missed all of the team&#8217;s La Liga games this season. Manchester United are increasingly ready to explore the situation and an offer is set to come soon, according to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/gerardromero\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gerard Romero<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/soccer-transfers\/story\/4733945\/barcelonausmnt-defender-sergino-dest-open-to-man-united-transfer-sources\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Samuel Marsden and Moises Llorens<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of ESPN, the player was initially reluctant to move away from the club and even rejected initial approaches from United. Despite the initial reluctance of the player, he is now seemingly tempted to move to Old Trafford. Any deal for Dest would be dependent on the future of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/06\/aaron-wan-bissaka-wants-to-stay-at-manchester-united-amid-uncertain-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aaron Wan-Bissaka<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, as reported by Marsden and Llorens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/premier-league-predictions\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League Predictions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Red Devils&#8217; manager\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/24\/manchester-united-harry-maguire-rotate-defenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Erik ten Hag<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has already recruited ex-players with the signing of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/24\/lisandro-martinez-the-butcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lisandro Martinez<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and the club have also agreed a deal for Ajax attacker\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/man-utd-reaches-agreement-with-ajax-for-transfer-of-antony-30-august-2022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Antony<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and are now being linked with signing full-back Dest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Old Trafford faithful are becoming increasingly impatient with the club&#8217;s lack of success in recent years. Ten Hag has seemingly gone for reunions with players he knows, who would immediately slot into his style of play.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udf96| Bar\u00e7a want to loan out Sergi\u00f1o Dest to Man Utd with an obligation to buy. Dest had initially rejected Utd\u2019s interest, but is now weighing up an offer from the club. The transfer depends mainly on Wan Bissaka\u2019s exit. [<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hirstclass?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@hirstclass<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fcblive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#fcblive<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v1v1TnjmEk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/v1v1TnjmEk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bar\u00e7aTimes (@BarcaTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarcaTimes\/status\/1564683264169836546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What this Deal Means for Aaron Wan-Bissaka<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Currently on a salary of <a href=\"https:\/\/fcbarcelonalatestnews.com\/fc-barcelona-players-wages\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a397,000 per week<\/a>, the American international could cast more doubt on the future of Wan-Bissaka if he were to join. The English right-back is already a second option for United, and with Dest now being linked, questions could be asked regarding the defender&#8217;s future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/manchester-united-celtic-midfielder-matt-oriley\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Keeping Tabs on Celtic Prodigy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/02\/england-international-goalkeeper-sam-johnstone-crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Crystal Palace<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0are currently seeking to recruit the player, and this deal would seemingly be the perfect opportunity for him to rejuvenate his career back at Selhurst Park.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Jason Burt\u00a0of The Telegraph,\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0are back in the market for a right-back despite initial reports that their transfer business had ended. One of the names mentioned is Barcelona&#8217;s Sergino Dest, with the Catalan giants ready to allow the out-of-favour defender to leave, with him being made available for loan. 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