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Fabio could leave Manchester United on loan this January to join Cardiff.

Rafael's twin has not enjoyed much game time this season under David Moyes, and was sent off after coming on as a substitute in the FA Cup defeat to Swansea.

The full-back's contract at Old Trafford runs out this summer but the manager has apparently decided that Fabio will not get any more chances to impress at United this season.

According to the Daily Mail, the defender has been cleared to spend the second half of the season with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Cardiff.

If the defender does go, it will be the second successive relegation battle he will have been involved with, having spent last season at QPR.