Forgotten Manchester United star Hannibal Mejbri to return to Old Trafford as Sevilla loan deal hits new low

Sevilla will reportedly pass up the chance to sign Hannibal Mejbri on a permanent contract following a difficult loan spell.

He manchester united The star joined the La Liga side in January, signing until the end of the season, but has only made four appearances so far.

Waiting for a positive movement for the 21 yearsHis parent club inserted an option for Sevilla to buy him for £17 million, as well as a buy-back option.

But after accumulating just 90 minutes of play and being left out of the squad entirely on Saturday, Hannibal is now expected to return to Old Trafford this summer, according to the Manchester Evening News.

Aníbal's loan started on the wrong foot after Sevilla announced that would not be considered for selection a week after signing.

At the time, Seville Coach Quique Sánchez Flores said: “After being with him, talking to him and having seen his first minutes in Girona, we are going to give him the necessary space to understand where he is, what he is at Sevilla and what it means.”

“He has to know where he is and we want to see him. We have talked to him and we think he has to have some time to learn.”

“We wanted to give him space, time to see things from the outside and then he would return to the team.”

MEN sources described “broad interest” in both loans and permanent transfers for Hannibal last summer, however the decision was made to keep him in the first team.

He was loaned to Championship side Birmingham last season and made 41 appearances, scoring one goal and providing six assists in that time.

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Hannibal then made ten appearances for United in the first half of this season, registering his first senior goal for the club in a 3-1 defeat to Brighton.

Everton were interested in signing him in January, but Hannibal opted to join Sevilla on loan.