Manchester United are working on a UK work permit for incoming Atalanta winger Amad Diallo.
The Manchester Evening News says United are still in the process of securing a work permit for Diallo ahead of his scheduled move in January.
United signed Diallo, 18, for £19million rising to £37m from Atalanta on deadline day last month and pencilled in his arrival date for the New Year in order to finalise a work permit.
Diallo was born in the Ivory Coast and moved to Italy at a young age.
United first discovered Diallo in 2016 in an Under-15 match and he was continually recommended up to his career debut in October 2019. The club's head of academy recruitment Dave Harrison, chief scouts Marcel Bout and Jim Lawlor, as well as the technical chief scout Mick Court all filed reports on Diallo's development.
Under the UK's European Union membership, clubs could sign a scholar or professional with an EU passport over the age of 16. The UK left the EU via the withdrawal agreement on January 31 but still follows EU rules as part of the transition period, which ends on January 31.
