Manchester United’s Hannibal Mejbri is of interest to Scott Parker’s Burnley who see the midfielder as a potential replacement for Sander Berge, despite Luton Town reportedly close to signing the Tunisian.
Mejbri has previous Championship experience from his successful loan with Birmingham City two seasons ago and could be about to return to the second tier before the transfer window closes.
Luton were reported to be close to signing Hannibal Mejbri
Burnley look set to rival fellow Championship promotion hopefuls, Luton Town, for the signature of Manchester United midfielder, Hannibal Mejbri.
Luton were believed to be very close to signing the 21-year-old midfielder according to Tunisian journalist, Mahmoud Missaoui, despite interest from Leicester and Wolves.
However, there is yet to be further movement on that deal since the report on the 2nd of August despite initial beliefs that a deal was close.
Burnley are showing an interest in the Tunisian
The Athletic have since revealed that Burnley are expressing an interest in signing Hannibal this summer with both a loan and permanent deal still an option in the early stages of a deal.
Hannibal Mejbri, who has 27 caps for Tunisia, has just a year left on his deal that was signed back in March of 2021, following an impressive number of seasons in United’s youth sides since joining from Sevilla as a 16-year-old in a deal worth £9.3 million according to the Standard.
The signing of Hannibal would be to fill the void that is set to be left by Sander Berge who is set for a £20 million move to Premier League side, Fulham, according to Sky Sports, despite previous interest from Manchester United.
Hannibal has Championship experience
The 21-year-old Tunisian midfielder has previously had outings in the Championship before when on loan to Birmingham City in 2022/23, making 38 league appearances, chipping in with five assists.
Hannibal Mejbri’s loan to the Blues went significantly better than his most recent move to Sevilla in January.
The Spanish side signed Hannibal on a six-month loan deal that also included a £17 million option to buy, with United including a buy-back clause should the permanent option be triggered, according to Manchester Evening News.
Sevilla hardly used the midfielder though, only handing the Manchester United loanee 101 minutes of playing time across an entire six months at the club with Sevilla’s manager removing the Tunisian from the squad, explaining:
“We are going to give him the necessary space to understand where he is, that he is at Sevilla and what it means. He has to know where he is and we want to see him”. (Mundo Deportivo)
The exclusion from Sevilla’s squad came amid reports from Mundo Deportivo that Hannibal Mejbri had fallen out with teammate, Mariano, in the dressing room; leading to neither player being included in Sevilla’s next game.
Should a switch away from Old Trafford come to fruition this month, the 21-year-old will certainly be hoping that a move goes smoother than his torrid time in Spain.