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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Erik ten Hag permanently offloads Man Utd wonderkid after X-rated training ground clash

Manchester United have agreed to sell academy graduate Zidane Iqbal to Dutch side Utrecht in a transfer deal which could see the Red Devils bank €1million (£855k).

The highly-rated midfielder, 20, made his first-team debut under interim manager Ralf Rangnick in the 2021-22 season, leading him to be tipped for a breakthrough campaign under current boss Erik ten Hag. Iqbal was even selected to go on United's pre-season tour of Asia last summer and he subsequently featured in five friendly matches.

Fans were impressed by the Manchester-born Iraq international but eyebrows were raised for the wrong reasons when Ten Hag singled him out during a training session. The Dutchman was filmed yelling: "Keep the ball on the floor... Zidane! Hey! Keep the ball! F***ing rubbish!"

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