Amad Diallo has taken to Instagram on Sunday evening, to tease his imminent arrival at Manchester United.
Last Updated: January 3, 2021 8:00 pm
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Widespread speculation has of course surrounded the future of youngster Diallo over the last 24 hours.
The 18-year-old was at the heart of one of a number of deadline day deals struck by United this past October.
The gifted attacker joined Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles and Facundo Pellistri in putting pen to paper on terms with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men.
Diallo, though, unlike the aforementioned trio, did not actually make the move to Manchester three months ago.
With the Reds having been waiting for international clearance and the processing of a new passport for their latest big-money addition, it was decided that he would remain in Italy for the opening half of the campaign.
BERGAMO, ITALY – JULY 21: (L-R) Francesco Galuppini of AC Renate, Diallo Amad Traore of Atalanta Bergamo during the Club Friendly match between Atalanta Bergamo v Ac Renate at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d Italia on July 21, 2019 in Bergamo Italy (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Soccrates/Getty Images)
As such, the United faithful were no doubt left concerned when, just hours after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hinted that Diallo’s addition to his squad was imminent on Saturday, Gian Piero Gasperini, his opposite number at Atalanta, confirmed his hope of keeping hold of the Ivorian:
‘There is an internal solution that could be very interesting, which is Amad Diallo. Clearly, Manchester United own him, but he could remain with us for a few more months.’
Manchester bound (via Rome)
As outlined above, though, if the latest social media activity on the part of Diallo himself is anything to go by, supporters of the Red Devils need not fret.
In a post on his official Instagram account a short time ago, the teenage attacker posted a photo of himself boarding a plane.
In turn, it has since been revealed that Diallo is bound for Rome, where he will finalise the remaining paperwork to push his transfer over the line, before flying out to Manchester:
Amad Diallo is now flying to Rome. He’ll complete paperworks and documents to join #mufc, then when everything will be completed [in the next few days] he’ll fly to Manchester. 🔴 #ManUtd @Amaddiallo79 pic.twitter.com/sTQ4BjBuXR
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 3, 2021
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This article was edited by Josh Barker.
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| 1 | Liverpool FC | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 16 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 17 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 16 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Everton FC | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 16 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | Aston Villa FC | 15 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | Southampton FC | 16 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | West Ham United FC | 17 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Arsenal FC | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace FC | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle United FC | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Burnley FC | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 17 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | -28 | 8 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 17 | -21 | 2 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 12 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 11 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 8 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 8 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 6 |
| Abraham, Tammy | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 5 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 4 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 5 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 5 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 5 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 4 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 4 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 4 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 4 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 4 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 4 |
| Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 4 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 3 |
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| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 4 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Adams, Che | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 4 |
| Chilwell, Benjamin | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 4 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 4 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 4 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 3 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 3 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 3 |
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