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Post by dorf on Jan 6, 2015 9:35:50 GMT
 Manchester United will attempt to sell Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez at the end of the season, even if Louis van Gaal decides against a £43.2m permanent deal for the on-loan Radamel Falcao.Hernandez, a £6m signing from Chivas de Guadalajara in the summer of 2010, is currently on a season-long loan at Real Madrid after being allowed to move to the Bernabeu by Van Gaal following Falcao’s arrival at Old Trafford last September. The Mexican forward has struggled to make an impact , starting just one league game for the European champions after being handed a squad role by manager Carlo Ancelotti. And although Real have an option to sign Hernandez at the end of his loan, it is understood there is little prospect of a permanent deal being arranged, with the 26-year-old facing a return to United to see out the final year of his contract. Having been overlooked by Van Gaal at the start of this season, however, United have no plans for Hernandez to run down his contract and efforts will be made to find a buyer for a player who has been unable to reproduce the form that saw him score 20 goals in 45 games during his debut campaign at the club in 2010-11. Chicharito’s United future is not linked to that of Falcao, who has struggled for form and fitness since arriving from Monaco during the summer transfer window. The Colombian, who has started in United’s last five games, has scored just three goals in thirteen appearances, but no decision will be made on his long-term prospects at Old Trafford until the end of the season. United, meanwhile, will assess the extent of the fractured cheekbone suffered by Rafael da Silva during Sunday’s FA Cup third round victory at Yeovil before deciding whether the Brazilian defender will be able to return to action wearing a protective mask. Rafael is expected to miss Sunday’s Old Trafford encounter with Southampton, with Luke Shaw also battling to overcome an ankle injury in order to face his former club. Dutch midfielder Daley Blind, who has played at left-back for Ajax and Holland, could return from a two-month knee injury lay-off in time to make the squad this weekend. by Mark Ogden / Telegraph
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