Manchester United ‘accelerate’ signing of 21-year-old – Ten Hag confident player will say yes to move

Manchester United ‘move to sign’ Barcelona’s Sergiño Dest, according to Sport.

With Ethan Laird sealing a loan move to QPR today, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot are now the two right-backs at Old Trafford.

After losing to Brentford on Saturday, Erik ten Hag has insisted Manchester United need to make more signings before the window closes. Sport claim one of them could be Dest, who played under the Dutchman at Ajax.

The Red Devils have defined the strategy to ‘accelerate’ the right-back’s arrival, trying to secure Wan-Bissaka’s exit from the club. Ten Hag remains confident and optimistic his former player will say ‘yes’ to the transfer.

Dest wants to succeed at the Camp Nou, but knows it is complicated after Xavi Hernández didn’t include him in the squad to face Rayo Vallecano. It has made the fullback aware he is not in his manager’s plans.

Barcelona want about €20m for the American and are open to either a sale or letting him go out on a loan deal with an obligation to buy. Sport explain the next few days will be decisive for the player’s future.

Manchester United are interested in the La Liga fullback, according to Sport, and have already started working on securing Dest’s services.