Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer schedules two loans because of Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signed Bruno Fernandes in the January transfer window.
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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is prepared to loan out James Garner and Dylan Levitt now he has Bruno Fernandes, report say. The Portugal international has sparkled at Old Trafford since his January move from Sporting Lisbon. And he’s now given the Red Devils an extra body for midfield - which means Solskjaer is open to letting two promising young players temporarily depart to gain experience elsewhere.
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Manchester United ended months of transfer speculation by signing Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon in January.
And the Portugal international has made an instant impact, being directly involved in six goals from eight appearances so far.
United are now well-stocked in the middle of the park with Fernandes giving Solskjaer an extra option.
Last summer the Red Devils were left short when they allowed Ander Herrera to leave on a free transfer, with the Spain international leaving PSG.
And after failing to sign a replacement, Solskjaer and United acted to bring Fernandes to Old Trafford.
Now, the Manchester Evening News say the 47-year-old has scheduled loans for Garner and Levitt.
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Garner has caught the eye at youth level, scoring eight goals from 10 appearances so far.
But he’s found minutes in the first team tough to come by, making just six appearances across all competitions.
Solskjaer rates the teenager highly and believes the 19-year-old is a player of great potential who can one day become a first-team regular.
The report claims there was interest in Garner from clubs in January but, ultimately, United decided to keep him on board.
And it seems United will be allowing Levitt to leave on loan too.
The 19-year-old has made a single appearance for the first team, coming off the bench in the 2-1 Europa League defeat to Astana in November.
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Like Garner, though, he’s impressed at youth level - scoring three goals and registering four assists from 12 Premier League 2 matches.
And he’s another who the Red Devils have high hopes for.
Meanwhile, United boss Nicky Butt recently admitted that he empathised with Garner’s failure to get much of a look-in this season.
He said: "I think I'd probably be the same if I was 18 or 19 and not getting in the first-team.
"I'd want to go and play men's football as well, because you do come to a point in the reserves where you bypass that and it does become too easy for you, and it becomes a bit lethargic and you also want to push the younger ones up.
"But then also the flip-side of it is you don't want to dive into the wrong loan spell or wrong club and end up thinking, 'I've made a complete error here, I'm going to lose six months, I'm going to lose a year of my football, I'm at the wrong club'. So you've got to be very careful.
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"It's a really strange dynamic in that bubble of a Jimmy Garner, a Dylan Levitt, Brandon (Williams) to a point, Mason Greenwood, Angel Gomes, Tahith Chong.
“It's a hard place they are in at the minute because you want that final little hurdle to be playing every week but you're not going to be. It's how you manage that."
While United are set to loan out Garner and Levitt, they could lose Angel Gomes for good.
The 19-year-old made his debut under Jose Mourinho in 2017 but has spent most of the season so far in the reserves.
Gomes’ contract expires at the end of the campaign and, as of yet, the club have been unable to get him to sign an extension.
Chelsea are believed to be at the front of the queue for the playmaker, with Frank Lampard putting British talent at the forefront of his Stamford Bridge rebuilding job.
And, if Gomes leaves, United won’t be happy.
