United boss Louis van Gaal said earlier this season that he wanted to strengthen at full-back and the 24-year-old was targeted as competition for Matteo Darmian.

Agent Jim Solbakken told the Manchester Evening News before the window closed: "The interest of Manchester United is in place. We will see what happens during the night."

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Omar Elabdellaoui, Manchester City (PA Sport) Image credit: PA Sport

Elabdellaoui joined Olympiacos in 2014 from Braunschweig, but he actually started his career with Manchester City’s youth team.

He went on loan to Stromsgodset, Feyenoord and then Braunschweig before earning a permanent departure from City without playing a game in 2013.

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