Free agent Santiago Arias can negotiate with Manchester United on his own, according to Colombian journalist Pipe Sierra.
The Lowdown: Arias rumours
The Red Devils have been heavily linked with a move for the right-back in recent days after he left Atletico Madrid as a free agent over the summer.
The 30-year-old reportedly had âhis bags ready to move to Manchester Unitedâ, with rumours since suggesting that Erik ten Hag is personally willing to welcome the right-back at Old Trafford to provide competition to Diogo Dalot and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
The Latest: Sierraâs update
Sierra, a respected Colombian journalist who broke updates on Luis Diaz’s move to Liverpool, took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to share what he knows about Arias and a potential move to Old Trafford.
He said that âthe circle of agents and lawyersâ that look after Arias âare not in dialogues or negotiationsâ with United and that âthey donât believe in this rumourâ. However, Sierra added that the âright-back is free to negotiate by his ownâ.
The Verdict: Over to AriasâŠ
Arias, labelled as âvery completeâ by former Leverkusen coach Peter Bosz, may need to personally push a move to Manchester following this update.
It could be a shrewd one by both the player and United, though, especially with Ten Hagâs side having plenty of football to play this season.
The United boss doesnât appear to rate Wan-Bissaka very highly after making him surplus to requirements over the summer, so Arias could well leapfrog the Englishman in the pecking order, should a move materialise.
