Man Utd continue Pereira transfer negotiations with Flamengo

Manchester United are continuing discussions with Flamengo over a deal for Andreas Pereira.

Pereira was absent from United’s friendly against Burnley on Tuesday at Old Trafford and the club are open to letting him leave this summer.

Pereira spent last season on loan at Lazio but the Italian side did not want to take up the £21 million ($29m) option to sign him permanently, so he returned to Manchester for pre-season.

The Brazilian featured for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side in their warm-up games and scored one of the best goals of his career in the friendly against Brentford.

He was an unused substitute for the 5-1 victory over Leeds on the opening weekend of the season, with United willing to let him leave. A permanent transfer would be the preference but a loan deal with the option to buy would also be considered.