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Ben Husband

Man Utd transfer exit 'personally endorsed' by Jorge Mendes in blow to Erik ten Hag plans

Diogo Dalot’s Manchester United future remains uncertain, amid reports that agent Jorge Mendes is trying to engineer his exit.

The 23-year-old has gone from a peripheral figure under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to near ever-present with Ralf Rangnick and now Erik ten Hag. Signed when Mourinho was in the Old Trafford dugout, Dalot failed to ever make the grade under his successor with Solskjaer advocating for the signing of Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

In fact, the Portuguese was close to sealing a permanent exit at the start of last season, only for the ex-Red Devils boss to block the transfer at the 11th hour. Nevertheless, he remained a reserve until Solskjaer’s own departure saw a transformation of his fortunes.

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