Manchester United are reported to have passed up on an opportunity to sign a new right-back in January due to the upturn in form displayed by Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The former Crystal Palace star has been one of the Red Devils’ brightest performers in recent weeks, supposedly leading the board to snub an attainable deal for Josip Juranovic.
Fans feared the worst when starting right-back Diogo Dalot came back from the World Cup with a hamstring injury. Wan-Bissaka had been frozen out under Ten Hag after years of underwhelming performances at Old Trafford, but what happened next may have surprised even the boss himself.
Wan-Bissaka returned to the side as a completely different animal. Sharp in possession, confident to take the ball in tight spaces and adventurous bombing down the right flank, the 25-year-old showed that he has what it takes to remain in Ten Hag’s plans.
That’s despite reports leading up to the new year indicating that Wan-Bissaka would almost certainly be auctioned off in the January window. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims that preparation had even taken place to sign his replacement.
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“He’s picking up the coaching and he’s making good progress from the start of the season until now,” Ten Hag explained after a draw with Crystal Palace in January. “He was in a bad, I would say, situation because he was not fit. He had a lot of injuries, he had a couple of illnesses in the first half until November and things changed after the break, during the break, I would say.
“He worked well in the pre-season before the second half of the season. He worked well in the training camp, he had then some good performances in the games, and I think he’s making good progress.”
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