Championship club Sunderland's hopes of re-signing Amad Diallo are not promising.
The Black Cats enjoyed the services of the Ivory Coast winger on loan this season.
Amad helped Sunderland to the Championship play-off final, but may be heading back to Manchester United for this season.
The winger will get a chance to impress boss Erik ten Hag and stake his claim for a first team spot.
While a loan may materialize later in the summer window, Sunderland do not believe they have a high chance of signing the player.
The Northern Echo states that at present, Amad is expecting to be a United first team player.