Malacia has made one brief substitute appearance for United this season after being thrown into the club’s “bomb squad” over the summer alongside the likes of Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho.
According to Dutch outlet Voetbal International, the defender arrived at the airport, preparing to fly to Istanbul to finalise a loan move to Turkey, when his phone rang to say the move was off.
Director of football Jason Wilcox reportedly stepped in to block the deal after the recent injury to Patrick Dorgu which has left the team’s defence exposed.
Luke Shaw is United's only orthodox left-back, although Diogo Dalot filled in at the weekend against Fulham. The defender was forced to turn around and head back to Manchester as per reports who state that he is not happy with the decision.
Malacia, who cost the Red Devils £13M in 2022, will be available on a free transfer in the summer, and it is unlikely that he will sign a new deal anytime soon as he fails to see much of the pitch under interim boss Michael Carrick.
Dorgu is expected to be out for 10 weeks after sustaining an injury in last month’s victory over Arsenal and Malacia may finally get his chance under Carrick who will need all the help he can get.