Erik ten Hag has hinted that Manchester United are interested by utilising their buy-back clause to signal in-form full-back Alvaro Carreras from Benfica.
The 21-year-old, recognized higher as Alvaro Fernandez throughout his time in England, was on the books at Outdated Trafford between 2020 and 2024, however didn’t make a single Premier League appearances for the Purple Devils – being shipped out on mortgage to Preston North Finish, Granada and Benfica.
Benfica exercised an choice to signal Carreras on a everlasting deal in Could 2024, and since then he has developed right into a key participant for the Liga Portugal outfit.
Carreras’ spectacular performances in the course of the present 2024/25 season, coupled with the membership’s present damage disaster at full-back, have led to many Man Utd followers questioning the choice to promote the the Spanish teenager.
Addressing these criticisms in a pre-match press convention, supervisor Ten Hag was eager to emphasize that the membership do have a buy-back clause that they’ll train.
“I believe the method is ideal,” he stated. “We mortgage him to Preston, he acquired again, then we mortgage him to Granada, he didn’t play a lot there, and naturally we, on a regular basis, noticed him and now we had the chance to promote him.
“However we now have a buy-back [clause] so we now have management of the scenario, I believe that’s what he wanted.
“From Preston, then go to La Liga, go to Portugal [with Benfica], each time stepping as much as the next membership and a greater league. Now we now have to see and assess the scenario if he could be an choice for us.
“However taking part in at Man Utd isn’t really easy, taking part in within the Premier League for Manchester United isn’t really easy. You want expertise, additionally growth. You get growth from taking part in for higher golf equipment and in higher leagues.”
Fortunately for United, the full-back’s buy-back clause is believed to be simply £16m, making him an extremely financially viable choice in the course of the upcoming January switch window.
