“Manchester United and Eintracht Frankfurt have reached agreement for Guillermo Varela to join the Bundesliga club on a season-long loan, effective until 30 June 2017”, United said on their website.
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Varela made a substitute appearance in Jose Mourinho’s first game in charge of United at Wigan last weekend.
The 23-year-old Uruguayan made his first-team breakthrough last season, starting 10 matches in all competitions.
However, he has found his opportunities to be limited at Old Trafford.
Varela scored the last-minute title victor for United’s Under-21 side last season against Tottenham Hotspur and went on to appear 10 times for the first team.
Varela was advised that Matteo Darmian, Antonio Valencia and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are all ahead him in the pecking order at United.
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Neither club has confirmed whether there is an option to make the move permanent, but Varela is unlikely to ever play for Manchester United again regardless.
