Man Utd coach Frans Hoek: Pedro? We’ll see

However, despite lingering doubts in regards to the 27-year-old’s current situation, the forward started the Catalan club’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester United at the Levi’s Stadium in the global Champions Cup on Saturday evening.

When asked about the rumours, United’s goalkeeping coach Frans Hoek gave away very little information concerning the rumours.

ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol contends that Pedro has no reason to leave Barcelona, and may not be what Manchester United need.

And Hoek says that a lot of things can happen in the world of football, before admitting that everything is very hard at the moment.

“[On Victor Valdes’ exile from United], I don’t like to talk about negative things”.

Due to the prolific goalscoring form of MSN (Messi, Suarez, Neymar) for Barcelona last season, Pedro found first team football for Barca few and far between, reportedly triggering Pedro’s desire to leave the Nou Camp in search of regular playing time. Valdes is a great goalkeeper and I’m sure he’ll find a great team for next season.

With respect to De Gea, who is linked with Real Madrid, Hoek stated “he is working with us”, and “we rely on him.”

However, Pedro would not want to be used as a back-up option and the player would doubtless seek assurances about his role in United team before making any decision on a possible move, especially considering the amount of forward options Van Gaal has at his disposal.