Borussia Dortmund agreed to terminate his season-long
loan with the Bundesliga club.
The 20-year-old only made 12 appearances for Dortmund
after joining on a temporary deal at the end of August,
racking up just 160 minutes of league action.
On Thursday, the club tweeted: "[Manchester United]
confirms Adnan Januzaj will rejoin the squad, after Borussia
Dortmund agreed to cancel his loan deal."
As well as bringing the Belgian youngster back to the club,
Van Gaal has also made Lazio star Felipe Anderson a
priority target - though a £35 million deal has stalled over a
bonuses dispute.
Januzaj could even feature against Sheffield United in the
FA Cup on Saturday, as long as he is registered to play
before 5pm on Friday.
Given that he has not played since December 10, however, it
is perhaps more likely that Januzaj will be eased back to full
fitness first and could make an appearance for the
Under-21s on Monday against Reading.
At the end of November, Van Gaal revealed that he had
warned Januzaj about the risks involved with a move to
Dortmund.
“I said in advance that’s a big risk, because you have to
compete with other players of a higher level and that’s not
so easy,” said the Dutchman.
“It’s the same as at Manchester United. He has to compete
with higher-level players. I want him to play all the matches,
and that’s why I wanted to play him in the Premier League,
but he chose Borussia Dortmund.”
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