Amad Diallo shuts down 'lies' about his Man Utd future after loan move claim made

Manchester United starlet Amad Diallo has shut down 'lies' about his future after he was tipped to move to a Championship side on loan in January.

Amad spent last season on loan at Championship side Sunderland, where he worked under the tutelage of manager Tony Mowbray.

The Ivorian forward scored 10 league goals, playing a key role in the Black Cats' ultimately successful ambition of reaching the play-offs.

After their season ended in play-off heartbreak with a semi-final defeat to Luton, Amad posted a heartfelt message to Sunderland supporters on social media ahead of his return to Old Trafford.

While the Ivorian's 2023/24 campaign has been disrupted by a knee injury he suffered during pre-season, he is now back in contention and came off the bench for a lively cameo during the 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on New Year's Eve.

United fan account centredevils uploaded a post to Twitter which centred around Amad's future at United.

The post linked to an article tipping Amad to sign for Birmingham on loan until the end of the season, with the Blues expected to appoint Tony Mowbray as their new manager following the sacking of Wayne Rooney.

But Amad himself shut down the reports, and directly responded to the post with the words: "Stop lying mate!"

Speaking to United's official website ahead of the side's FA Cup third round tie against Wigan Athletic on Monday, manager Erik ten Hag appeared to erase any doubt over Amad's future by speaking about him in glowing terms.

He said: "Yeah, he is very ball secure. He can bring a key action, final passes, score a goal.

"And so I think he has some weapons. That is always what you are looking for with offensive players."

“Yeah, he is very ball secure. He can bring a key actions, final passes, score a goal. And so I think he has some weapons. That is always what you are looking for with offensive players.”

Amid praise for his relatively few United appearances thus far, Amad will now be hoping to make a big impact at Old Trafford between now and the rest of the season - and beyond.