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Standard Liege have terminated Victor Valdes' loan spell and the Spanish goalkeeper will return to Manchester United.

The 34-year-old made just eight appearances for Liege and won the Belgian Cup but last played in their 1-1 draw with Kortrijk on April 10.

The Catalan has recently been injured and Standard said in a statement: "We want to give youngsters a chance in the upcoming games. Valdes is currently injured, so we decided to terminate the deal."

Valdes is out of contract at United in the summer and his future at the club is so bleak journalists were told they had more of a chance of playing in goal than the three-time Champions League winner.

M.E.N. Sport revealed in July Louis van Gaal wanted to sell Valdes before the Dutchman confirmed his intention at a press conference in the United States.

READ MORE: Where it all went wrong for Valdes at United

Van Gaal said in July: “He is not selected because he doesn't follow our philosophy and there is no place for someone like that.

"Philosophy is how you play football and how you maintain your match rhythm. For example, last year, he refused to play in the second team."

In November, Valdes' wife, Yolanda Cardona, was furious the club had not invited the couple to the United 4 Unicef charity dinner.

"To not invite my husband @vicvaldes1 to be part of the #united4unicef , it's the last thing you expect from one of the biggest clubs like @manchesterunited," she wrote online, accompanied by a picture of United's Spanish contingent and their partners at the dinner.