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Guillermo Varela tipped to rejoin Penarol after slipping further down the ranks at Manchester United

Defender heads back to home country after failing to impress Jose Mourinho and being injured on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt

Guillermo Varela has seen his career stall since swapping his home country Uruguay for a stab at the Prem

MANCHESTER UNITED flop Guillermo Varela seems certain to rejoin Uruguayans Penarol.

The right-back, 24, has played just four times in four years at Old Trafford and injury limited him to just seven games on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt last season.

Guillermo Varela has had an unhappy four years at Old Trafford and is likely to return to Uruguay
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Guillermo Varela has had an unhappy four years at Old Trafford and is likely to return to UruguayCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Guillermo Varela struggled with injury while on loan in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt
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Guillermo Varela struggled with injury while on loan in the Bundesliga with Eintracht FrankfurtCredit: EPA

Now the Under-20 international is likely to reunite with his childhood club on a three-year contract, according to the .

The newspaper quotes a "source close to the player" as telling it: "Guillermo decided to play in Penarol for personal tranquility."

United chief Jose Mourinho has been revamping his squad this summer and seems likely to rebuild his defence around Eric Bailly.

Varela is one of the lesser-known casualties as United hope to transform last season's sixth-finish into a true title challenge.

Guillermo Varela has seen his career stall since swapping his home country Uruguay for a stab at the Prem
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Guillermo Varela has seen his career stall since swapping his home country Uruguay for a stab at the PremCredit: Getty - Contributor
Guillermo Varela was given few chances with Utd and now seems likely to return to Uruguay
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Guillermo Varela was given few chances with Utd and now seems likely to return to UruguayCredit: AFP or licensors
Guillermo Varela still hopes to break into the full Uruguay team but his career has spluttered in England
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Guillermo Varela still hopes to break into the full Uruguay team but his career has spluttered in EnglandCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Jose Mourinho played Guillermo Varela in a friendly at the start of last season then barely gave him another look-in
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Jose Mourinho played Guillermo Varela in a friendly at the start of last season then barely gave him another look-inCredit: Rex Features

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