– Victor Valdes will return to Manchester United after his loan spell at Standard liege was cut short
– The goalkeeper will play in only junior games for Manchester United until the end of the season
– Liege want to give younger players a chance to shine in the first team hence the release of Valdes
Manchester United shot stopper Victor Valdes has seen his loan spell at Belgian club Standard Liege cut short.
Victor Valdes
The 34-year-old goalkeeper joined the club on loan in January but has now returned in April.
Valdes has made only two Premier League appearances for United since he moved to Manchester in early 2015.
Valdés helped Standard beat Club Brugge to win the Belgian Cup in March, but Les Rouches have decided to give their younger players more opportunities as the league season draws to a close.
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A statement published on standard.be, which also confirmed the early departure of Giannis Maniatis.
It read: “As we decided to give more playing time to the youth players at the end of the season and because they couldn’t be selected for medical reasons, the Spanish goalkeeper and the Greek midfielder have decided, in agreement with the club, to finish their loans at the end of this week.
“Standard Liege want to thank Giannis and Victor for everything they did for our club, especially during the successful campaign on the way to winning the Belgian Cup. We also wish them the best in the rest of their professional careers.”
With Barcelona Valdés won La Liga six times and the Champions League three times.
A cruciate ligament injury suffered in March 2014 ended his career at the Camp Nou after announcing he was leaving the club in the summer of 2014.
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