Hannibaj Mejbri joins Jadon Sancho and Donny van de Beek as players who have left Manchester United on loan this January. It was thought that Anthony Martial was going to fall into this category too, but any potential deal there seems to have fallen apart.
Hannibal has just landed in Spain, where he will soon head to the Sevilla training complex, ahead of his remainder of the season long loan move.
???? Hannibal Mejbri, just landed in Sevilla as he joins the club on loan deal with €20m buy option from Man Utd. pic.twitter.com/jxbpafBEhQ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 15, 2024
The Tunisian international will undergo his medical and sign the paperwork for his new club early this week. You can see the airport arrival video above, via transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, who has generally been ahead of the curve on this rapidly developing transfer narrative.
Sevilla, who have been tracking Hannibal since before this past summer, have beaten out Everton in the race to acquire the midfielder.
???? Understand Man United will NOT have buy back clause for Hannibal Mejbri.
?? Sevilla can buy Hannibal in June for €20m, this is the value of the buy option clause.
Hannibal travels to Spain tonight. ? pic.twitter.com/okNn7gcnUe
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 14, 2024
It had been reported, earlier on as this story was first developing, that the two sides included a Hannibal Mejbri buy back clause for United in this deal.
According to Fab, however, that will not be the case here.
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