Manchester United star close to Lazio loan ahead of Brighton clash

Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira is close to joining Lazio on a season-long loan.

The 24-year-old made 40 appearances in all competitions for United last season but saw his opportunities limited after Bruno Fernandes’ arrival in the winter transfer window.

The Brazilian has been with United since 2014, and previously spent time on loan in LaLiga with Granada and Valencia.

The deal with Lazio would see the Serie A club pay his wages for the duration of the loan.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plans to again make several changes when Manchester United visit the Amex Stadium on Wednesday evening, saying his side was likely to look similar to the line-up that beat Luton 3-0 a week ago.

Solskjaer made 10 changes for that match, bringing in the likes of Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic and goalkeeper Dean Henderson, with Harry Maguire the only player to keep his place from the side that had played in the league.

Phil Jones is the only player currently sidelined for United.

Brighton boss Graham Potter will once again make wholesale changes in the Carabao Cup.

Potter has changed his entire starting XI for victories over Portsmouth and Preston in the two previous rounds.

Alexis Mac Allister, who scored against Pompey and North End, is available to feature after recovering from fatigue, while the likes of Dan Burn, Joel Veltman, Pascal Gross and Alireza Jahanbakhsh are likely to be given further opportunities to impress.

Seagulls midfielder Yves Bissouma completes a three-match ban following his red card at Newcastle on September 20.