Manchester United loanee Hannibal Mejbri shows true Sevilla feelings after being made unavailable for selection

Hannibal Mejbri has had a difficult start to his loan stint at Sevilla since leaving Manchester United earlier this month

Manchester United loanee Hannibal looks to be all smiles in Spain despite a worrying start to his loan at Sevilla.

The LaLiga outfit would probably have hoped for a better start to Hannibal's stint at the club, but ultimately, it was announced on Saturday that he will not be considered for selection for the foreseeable future. The 21-year-old made his debut for the Spanish side last weekend after completing the move from Manchester United earlier this month.

He was then left out of the squad for the midweek defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey and will miss the league clash against Osasuna on Sunday. Manager Quique Sanchez Flores said: "After being with him, talking to him and having seen his first minutes in Girona, 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.

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"We have spoken with him and we believe that he has to have some time to learn, we wanted to give him space, time for him to see things from the outside and then he will return to the squad. In the end they are kids who have come and suddenly land in a huge club like Sevilla in circumstances of maximum demand.

"And they need a bit of location. And that location may be seen better from the outside than from the inside. You should take a step to understand what we want. Let's see if the boy applies himself and I think that in the end he will understand perfectly what we want."

Although the United loanee will be sidelined until the matter is resolved, he has shared a picture of him smiling in a training session for his new club along with three grinning squinting face emojis just hours after his manager's comments, suggesting he is happy at the club.

Hannibal joined Sevilla on loan for the remainder of the season and the Spaniards have the option to sign him permanently for £17million. United have also inserted a buy-back clause should the LaLiga side decide to sign Hannibal permanently.