Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> before his move to the Red Devils.<\/p>\nOle Gunnar Solskajer, United coach, had revealed in a press conference on Friday that the deal to sign the defender was done but quarantine due to COVID-19 protocols delayed the announcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not 100% done and I can say he probably won\u2019t be [available against Leeds] because he has not trained with us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt always happens that there are little things. The big hold up was the isolation and quarantine. He has been in Manchester now and hopefully, it\u2019ll be done soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
The defender is believed to have been bought for \u00a334m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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