“Fills me with pride” – Watford player responds to Manchester United rumours

Last week, claims from South America said Manchester United are interested in Watford’s Pervis Estupiñán.

Ecuadorian outlet Expresso reported the Red Devils have been keeping an eye on the 22-year-old, who’s currently having a spell at La Liga side Osasuna.

This is big news in Ecuador, especially because they had another one of their fullbacks, Antonio Valencia, playing for Manchester United for many years.

Ecuvisa has now managed to speak to Estupiñán and asked him about these latest rumours, which have both linked him to the Old Trafford side and Atletico Madrid.

“I’d like to play for a big one, to play the Champions League, I am proud to hear that my name is among the big ones. This issue is handled by my agents, I am on loan at Osasuna for two years”, he said.

“It fills me with pride, who knows in the future I can wear the Manchester United shirt, and try to do better than Antonio Valencia.”

Estupiñán was signed by Watford from Udinese in the summer of 2017. He’s had three consecutive loan spells in Spain so far, having played for Almeria, Mallorca and now Osasuna.

Although his current deal with the Spanish side runs until 2021, there’s a clause which says Watford can bring him back sooner than that. Perhaps that’s a sign that Manchester United could buy the player this summer.