Pellistri hasn’t featured for United in the Premier League since December 2023, and only made a cameo appearance in last weekend’s Community Shield loss against local rivals Manchester City at Wembley – in an outing that reminded United fans that he was still on their books. It was in vain as United failed to win the trophy following a last-minute equaliser from Bernardo Silva that forced penalties, but it gave Erik ten Hag the chance to look at the starlet once again. However, he looks set to be on his way to Greece – with Panathinaikos in talks for his signing.
The report by Romano states that United are locked in ‘advanced talks’ to sell Pellistri to Greek giants Panathinaikos on a permanent transfer with the Uruguayan struggling for minutes at Old Trafford.
He signed from hometown team Penarol in 2020, but after loan spells at Alaves and Granada in La Liga, first-team opportunities have become hard to come by for the youngster. The arrival of Joshua Zirkzee, the return of Jadon Sancho after his falling out with Erik ten Hag and Amad Diallo‘s development meant that playing time would be tough to come by for the 22-year-old and as a result, he is set to be moved on.
Romano states that there is nothing finalised yet, but negotiations between the two clubs are ongoing – and a deal could be done that would see Pellistri leave for Greece in the coming days.
Panathinaikos only finished fourth in the Greek Super League proper last season, four points off first-placed PAOK – and just two wins from five in the play-off round meant that they had to settle for fourth despite rising as high as second with just four games to go. They will now compete for Europa League football, breezing past Botev Plovdiv but losing to Ajax in a wild 13-12 penalty shootout means that they will now face French side Lens for a place in the Conference League.
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