Aaron Wan-Bissaka set to stay at Manchester United

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Aaron Wan-Bissaka is set to stay put at Manchester United and will not leave before the transfer deadline, report The Athletic.

The right-back has slipped to second choice at Old Trafford behind Diogo Dalot. He has played just four minutes of game time this season so far.

Any hopes he may have had of leaving have been dashed. United reportedly consider it too late to sell or loan him, as a replacement would be required.

United reportedly turned down enquiries from Crystal Palace and West Ham. The team would be weakened by simply sending him out on loan.

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Aaron Wan-Bissaka set to stay at Manchester United

Aaron Wan-Bissaka has a new challenge now, to adapt to being the clear second choice, and to learn under Erik ten Hag.

There’s a couple of interesting aspects to this. Since signing for Manchester United for £50 million in 2019, he has begun every season as first choice. Until this one.

Wan-Bissaka has to push himself and re-adjust mentally to the challenge ahead. He can still play an important role, especially with rotation set to become important through September and October.

It is his high price tag and wages which have left him as a United player. The club were not prepared to take a huge loss on him, any more than he was to accept a massive wage reduction. So United and Wan-Bissaka are stuck together, and must make this work.

There’s a good opportunity for Wan-Bissaka to learn from Erik ten Hag and his coaching staff.

Ten Hag is the best manager Wan-Bissaka has had to work with, and there is a chance they can harness his defensive quality and improve his attacking output.

United knew Wan-Bissaka was a work in progress when he signed, with outstanding defensive attributes and a below par attacking game.

Over the next few months, Ten Hag’s coaches may be able to improve Wan-Bissaka, to the stage where he can at least be considered a dependable back-up United want to keep, rather than having little choice to.

At the very least, some improvement could tempt clubs to pay up for him in January or next summer. For now he has a job to do at Old Trafford, and must knuckle down and kick on.