The future of Adnan Januzaj, whose career at Manchester United under David Moyes started so well, seems far away from his current club, at least temporarily.
If English reports on Wednesday are correct, the Belgian forward looks set to end up being loaned out to Sunderland for the upcoming season, where the aforementioned Scot recently took over from Sam Allardyce.
Clearly not wanting a repeat of the Paul Pogba situation, Manchester United want to make sure Januzaj won’t suddenly explode elsewhere before letting him go permanently, and a temporary solution seems the likeliest solution.
Amid interest from Sunderland, the youngster was also reported as attracting attention in Italy, with Lazio looking for a right winger to replace Antonio Candreva.
However, that ship seems to have sailed, but another have very recently come to the fore, according to Corriere dello Sport, in AC Milan.
The Serie A side are looking for a young prospect to spend a bit of money on (€10-15m), and while Real Madrid’s Mateo Kovacic is their dream, he’s a bit expensive.
This is where Adnan Januzaj comes in, but Corriere are wary, suggesting there could be some ‘misdirection’ in this dossier.
By that, we think they mean the player could end up being a part of José Mourinho’s plans in the long run, just not now, hence the move to Sunderland.
Either way, the Black Cats seem to have won the battle for the former Anderlecht prodigy, and it will be interesting to see if Moyes can help rediscover the form he showed in his breakthrough season.
