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Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Manchester United star Hannibal Mejbri amid links to Rangers.

The 21-year-old Tunisian international has been at Old Trafford since he was 16-years-old but now looks set to be heading out the door at the famous old stadium.

Rangers were strongly linked with Mejbri last week but over the last few days or so Gers fans have been nervously awaiting an update on any deal.

Now it appears that there has been some movement on Hannibal Mejbri’s future with Romano namedropping Rangers and giving a timeline over the attacking midfielder’s future.

Mejbri set for ‘permanent’ transfer

Hannibal Mejbri started his youth footballing career in France before moving to Manchester United as a teenager.

According to reports from the Standard at the time, back in 2019 the Red Devils signed a deal worth up to €10m (£8.4m) to bring the kid to England.

But after five years with the club, it now looks like Mejbri is about to move on with Fabrizio Romano claiming a permanent transfer out of United beckons.

At the same time, Romano has branded Rangers’ interest in Mejbri as ‘genuine’.

“Yeah I think there will be some more exits,” Romano told Caught Offside’s The Debrief podcast when asked about Man United’s transfer activity.

“For example Hannibal Mejbri will be out, I think, in the next days.

“They want to sell him on a permanent transfer and there is genuine interest from Rangers.”

Man Utd midfielder meets player trading mandate

Hannibal Mejbri certainly fits Rangers’ ambitions in player trading with the 21-year-old previously considered one of the brightest talents at Manchester United.

But the idea that Rangers would need to strike a permanent transfer to sign the forward will certainly turn a few heads.