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Kyle Newbould

Wout Weghorst set to learn future plan as Manchester United target's club speak out on interest

Here are your Tuesday morning Manchester United headlines.

Weghorst set to learn future plan

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany will hold discussions with Manchester United loanee Wout Weghorst on his future in the summer.

The 30-year-old has scored twice in 23 games for United so far. He helped them win the Carabao Cup in February and played his part in an FA Cup semi-final win over Brighton on Sunday. United are also chasing Champions League football next season.

READ MORE: Erik ten Hag issues Raphael Varane injury update

It remains to be seen whether Erik ten Hag will seek to try and sign Weghorst, who spent the first half of the season on loan at Besiktas, permanently. He is under contract at Turf Moor until 2025 and with Burnley now confirmed as a Premier League team next season, Clarets boss Kompany said discussions on where the 30-year-old will be playing his football in the 2023/24 campaign will come at the end of the season.

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Brighton CEO speaks about Alexis Mac Allister future

Brighton CEO Paul Barber has not ruled out a summer exit for midfielder Alexis Mac Allister amid links with a move to Manchester United.

The playmaker was a key star in Argentina’s road to World Cup glory and showed his credentials in a classy display against United in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final. The 24-year-old completed 41 of his 49 passes at Wembley after forcing David de Gea into an early save from a free-kick.

Mac Allister fired in Brighton’s first spot kick of the penalty shoot-out, which ended in disappointment as Victor Lindelof struck home the winner after Solly March’s miss. The midfielder signed a one-year contract extension with the Seagulls in October.

However, Barber hinted that a summer exit for Mac Allister - who has 10 goals and two assists in 30 matches this season - was not beyond the realms of possibility.

Read the full story here.

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