Facundo Pellistri is on his way out of Manchester United (Picture: Getty Images)
Facundo Pellistri is on his way out of Manchester United after the club agreed a deal with Panathinaikos worth just €6m (£5.12m).
The 22-year-old is set to sign a long-term contract with the Greek club, with the Red Devils writing a sell-on clause into the deal.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports the move, with Diego Alonso said to be crucial in getting the deal done as the Uruguayan is a compatriot of Pellistri.
The transfer fee represents a loss on the young winger as he was signed for £9m from Uruguayan side Penarol back in 2020.
Since his arrival at Old Trafford he ha made just 25 appearances for the Red Devils in all competitions, 13 of which came in the Premier League, and he will leave without scoring a goal for the club.
Pellistri did appear to be reasonably well thought of by Erik ten Hag, making nine Premier League appearances last season, while he also played over half an hour of the Community Shield against Manchester City earlier this month.
However, he will continue his career in Greece with the team that finished fourth in the Greek Super League last season.
Pellistri came off the bench in the Community Shield at Wembley earlier this month (Picture: Getty Images)
Panathinaikos have already been eliminated from the Europa League this season, losing out to Ajax, but are into the Europa Conference League play-off round where they will take on Lens over two legs.
Pellistri may not be the only winger to leave Old Trafford before the transfer window closes, with Jadon Sancho still being linked with an exit.
The England international was left out of the squad on the opening day of the season as United beat Fulham 1-0 and the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea have been touted as possible destinations for him.
However, he was training with the rest of the first team squad on Monday and TenHag suggested after the Fulham game that he is still in his plans.
Sancho’s Manchester United future remains in the balance (Picture: Getty Images)
‘First of all we need squad depth, this season will be survival of the fittest, I can only put 20 players in the squad,’ Ten Hag said. ‘Then Jadon in the week had an ear infection, he was not 100 per cent fit.
‘He could play but we made the choice, we preferred [to have] others on the bench. But that can change. It will change.
‘We can’t play everyone the same, you see today how important the subs are. Sometimes frustrating for the player, but it’s about team, club, there will be more players in this position, we expect them to fight for the club.’
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