TYRELL MALACIA said goodbye to his Manchester United team-mates – only for his transfer to collapse.
The defender was set to join Benfica on loan until the end of the season.
But the proposed deal has fallen through after the two clubs failed to reach an agreement over his loan fee or the terms of a buy option, according to the Daily Mail.
Malacia, 25, expected to be leaving Old Trafford so said his goodbyes to his team-mates.
He could still leave the club on a temporary basis however with Celtic and Real Betis understood to be amongst the clubs interested in the Dutchman.
Ruben Amorim is happy to let Malacia leave after signing another left-back, Patrick Dorgu.
Malacia has featured just eight times since Amorim was hired, with only three of those matches coming in the Prem.
He missed the entirety of the 2023-24 campaign through injury and only returned to action in November.
Malacia could follow Marcus Rashford out of the door with the forward closing in on a loan move to Aston Villa.
Rashford underwent a medical after agreeing terms which will see him continue to earn £325,000-a-week as United will cover 25 per cent of his wages.
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Villa also have the option to buy the England forward at the end of the season for around £40million.
A United source told SunSport it had been made clear to Rashford he would not play for United again while Ruben Amorim was the boss.
