Manchester United are prepared to listen to offers for Adnan Januzaj in the summer transfer window, according to The Telegraph.
The Belgian winger has failed to impress while out on loan at Premier League strugglers Sunderland this season and United are ready to let the 22-year-old leave Old Trafford for the right price in the summer.
France or Italy is the most likely destination for Januzaj, with Ligue 1 sides Lyon, Marseille, Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain all keeping tabs on the winger. Roma, Napoli, Juventus and the two Milan clubs are also reportedly in the hunt for Januzaj.
It is unknown whether there is any concrete interest from any Premier League clubs, but Januzaj – who has been capped six times by Belgium – is thought to favour a move abroad should he leave the Theatre of Dreams in the summer.
José Mourinho confirmed on Friday that a decision on Januzaj’s future had been made, and with the United manager expected to spend in the summer to bring more firepower to the squad, the 22-year-old is not expected to survive the cull.
It has been a spectacular fall from grace for Januzaj, who signed a new five-year contract in October 2013 after breaking through at Old Trafford under the management of David Moyes.
He failed to kick on from that impressive debut season and since then, has had his application and attitude criticised by several managers, both at club and international level.
Former Belgium boss Marc Wilmots and Enzo Scifo, the ex-Belgium Under-21 manager, both lost patience with the player while Januzaj was also rebuked several times by Louis van Gaal, Moyes’s successor as United manager.
Van Gaal was disappointed by Januzaj’s determination to join Borussia Dortmund on loan last season, rather than join a club where he would get ample playing time. It was a move that would backfire tremendously, with the Belgian returning to Old Trafford mid-season after both clubs agreed to terminate the loan.
Warren Joyce, Januzaj’s former manager at under-21 level for United, summed it up best while speaking as Wigan Athletic manager before they faced the Reds in an FA Cup tie in January:
The frustrating thing is seeing ones like Adnan Januzaj, James Wilson or Federico Macheda get up to that level and stop doing the work they did to get to that level – not play the games, not train as hard, sit in Jacuzzis and not do the same weights and sessions they did to get there. Those are the frustrating ones for me, because that could be avoided.
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