MANCHESTER UNITED have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong.
Frimpong, 22, is a long-term target for United with the club having tracked him in the summer.
The Dutchman is no stranger to Manchester, having played for United’s rivals City from 2010 until 2019 as a youngster.
The right-back represented City regularly in the UEFA Youth League and Premier League Two but never played a senior game for the Cityzens.
He then moved to Celtic in 2019 where he made 51 appearances before joining Bayer Leverkusen in 2021 for a fee of up to £11.5million.