I think we COULD gamble on it given that we aren’t signing him as a starter… if he ended up injured it would ‘just’ be a waste of money. As a loan, barely even that maybe. But as a loan if he comes, stays fit, plays his way into the team we disrupt our defence and then he pops back to Man United that’s annoying as well.
I’d rather go into the season with him in the squad than just with three centre backs, but I’m also sure we are looking around at other options.