Adnan Januzaj has returned to Manchester following a disappointing loan spell with Borussia Dortmund.
The young winger was supposed to stay with the Germans until the end of the season, but the player asked to leave early and the Bundesliga club did not stand in his way.
With half the season gone, Januzaj failed to start a single game, with the manager, Thomas Tuchel, critical of the player’s attitude.
‘It is a pity he did not show the desire and attitude you need to progress at his age,’ Tuchel revealed.
‘My feeling was that he never was completely with us, that a part of him always stayed in Manchester and he compared everything here with United. We were not able to help him to shake that off.’
This isn’t the first time his attitude has been questioned, with Januzaj receiving bad press after turning down the opportunity to play for Belgium’s under-21s earlier this season.
Having played at the World Cup the summer before, Januzaj gave the impression he thought he was too good to play for a youth side.
Louis van Gaal claimed he thought Januzaj should have joined an English club, rather than making the move to a good club in Germany where he wasn’t guaranteed playing time.
It is clear now that Januzaj should have taken that advice.
There was no recall clause included in the player’s contract with Borussia Dortmund, which meant United didn’t have the possibility of bringing him back to Old Trafford if they had wished to.
However, now that Van Gaal has no choice but to have him in the squad, it will be interesting to see how Januzaj is used.
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