Manchester United have reached an agreement to loan Marcel Sabitzer from Bayern Munich after Christian Eriksen’s ankle injury, which might keep him out until early May.
Sabitzer has agreed to the terms and will join the team till the end of the season with no buy option, subject to a medical. He has gotten on a plane bound for Manchester.
Manchester United will sign Marcel Sabitzer on loan from Bayern Munich until the end of the season with no buy option, reports @FabrizioRomano 🔴 pic.twitter.com/MoyUONFlWP
— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 31, 2023
The 28-year-old Austria international joined Bayern from RB Leipzig in 2021 and has started seven Bundesliga games and three Champions League games this season. He plays predominantly as a central midfielder but can also be used in a more attacking role.
Erik ten Hag moved for Sabitzer after insisting Eriksen’s injury would not derail United’s season.
Eriksen picked up the injury in a challenge by Reading’s Andy Carroll in Saturday’s 3-1 FA Cup victory at Old Trafford. Carroll was not booked, though he was later sent off.
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On Tuesday, United said Eriksen could be out for more than three months, the club’s disquiet with Carroll evident in the mention of his challenge in their statement.
Meanwhile, Ten Hag said: “He’s disappointed, we are disappointed, but it happens in top football.
“It shouldn’t have happened, but it did and you have to deal with it.”
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