Man Utd news: Fred agent reveals transfer stance after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer arrival

MANCHESTER UNITED star Fred will NOT be leaving Old Trafford in the wake of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s arrival, according to agent Gilberto Silva.

Manchester United signed Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk in the summer, paying £52million to make him their fourth most-expensive player of all time.

His Old Trafford career has struggled for lift-off, however, with Jose Mourinho regularly leaving him out.

Jose Mourinho has since left Manchester United and been replaced by Solskjaer, who will take charge until the end of the season.

And Fred’s agent, former Arsenal and Premier League star Gilberto Silva, believes his client will stay put.

“The fact that he is not playing makes him anxious, but what I say to him is that he must keep working hard on a daily basis, he should be patient because the club is going through a delicate moment,” Silva told The Telegraph.

“Many things have happened to him in six months.

“A new lifestyle, a different league and a historic club with the grandeur of United that are going under a lot of pressure.

“Perhaps this pressure impacts on him as well. In spite all of that, he sees everything as a learning process.

“But there is no chance of him leaving United. He has a five-year contract.

“It is not because the first six months were not good enough that he is willing to leave – or even after one year.

“Obviously when you don’t play too much it is worrying because you want to show your quality.

“Although from the outside view it seems there is tension regarding him not playing that much, his work on a daily basis has been good.

“The club’s momentum does not help anybody. It is not only related to Fred.

“The fact that the club is facing one of the toughest situations over the last years made Fred arrive with a huge pressure inside the club.

“Mourinho’s sacking is an example of that, and there is an impact on everybody, not only on Fred, who is grateful for Mourinho believing in his signing.

“There was no problem between them, only respect.

“Even though Fred is trying to do his best and is expecting to play more, he respects the decisions from above of him.”

Fred could feature when United face Cardiff in Solskjaer’s first game on Saturday (5.30pm).Source:www.express.co.uk