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Manchester United have been told to back off by Premier League legend and Como 1907 manager Cesc Fabregas.
The Spaniard was hired permanently as manager of Serie A club Como in 2024, after coaching on an interim basis for a month in 2023.
The club currently sit 13th in Italy, having signed several high-profile players in the summer.
Maxence Caqueret, Pepe Reina, Dele Alli, and former Manchester United player Raphael Varane were just some of the players brought in by the club based in the North of Italy, although Varane has since retired from professional football.
Como also completed a move for highly-rated winger Assane Diao in January, the 19-year-old arriving for around £10.5m from Real Betis.
And Diao has impressed in the months following, scoring six goals in just 13 appearances.
United have been linked with a move for the pacey winger, but Fabregas has issued a clear message to the English club – back off.
He said: ” We are trying to go for young, talented players who were not playing: they do well here and obviously their value increases. There is no mentality of speculating and selling, they come here to grow and improve the team.
“Then obviously, Manchester can come and ask for Diao by offering €40million, but it is not a given that he will leave.”
Diao has established himself as a real talent, and is likely to attract Premier League bids sooner rather than later.
The teenager has also demonstrated a knack for scoring in the biggest games, with goals coming against AC Milan, Juventus, Fiorentina and Napoli.
His goal against Milan was particularly impressive, the youngster picking up the ball on the right wing and driving towards the box, before powering the ball past the goalkeeper and into the near corner.
Whether Diao moves this summer or not, he will certainly be one of the names on Ruben Amorim’s watch-list.
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