Patrick Vieira admits Man United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka is ‘loved by the fans’ amid Crystal Palace links to a January return for the right-back – and insists he wants the Eagles to be ‘busy’ in the transfer market
- Patrick Vieira has discussed a potential January move for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 25
- The right back moved from Crystal Palace to Man United for £50m back in 2019
- Palace, West Ham and Wolves have been credited with interest in the defender
- Eagles boss Vieira admitted his club’s supporters ‘love’ the academy product
- The Frenchman added that he hopes the club will be ‘busy’ in the transfer market
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has discussed a potential January move for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, revealing he hopes the club are ‘busy’ in the transfer market.
The right back left Selhurst Park for Manchester United in a £50million deal in 2019 but has fallen out of favour this season at Old Trafford.
And Vieira admitted academy product Wan-Bissaka is ‘loved by the fans’ amid Palace being linked to a return for the 25-year-old.
Patrick Vieira has discussed a potential January move for defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka (left)
The Crystal Palace manager admitted Eagles fans, who saw Wan-Bissaka come through the academy before being sold to United for £50m in 2019, still ‘love’ the 25-year-old right back
He said: ‘Listen, he is a Man United player. We have to respect that and there’s nothing more to say about that.
‘He is a good player, there is no doubt about that. He’s related to this football club and I think he’s been loved by the fans. But again, he’s a United player. I hope we’re going to be busy [in January].
‘We always work hard to try to improve the squad but we know how tough and difficult it is to find the players to improve the team. We are quite short on numbers but it is important to find the right players.’
Palace have been linked with a return for him, with Wolves and West Ham reportedly keen too
Palace chairman Steve Parish insisted any deals the club do in January are likely to be loans, with permanent business saved until the summer – potentially setting up a six-month loan with option or obligation to buy for Wan-Bissaka.
The defender, who has only played four minutes of Premier League football…