Manchester United have confirmed that Joe Hugill has been recalled from his loan spell at Wigan Athletic.
Wigan have also relayed news of Hugill’s return to Old Trafford.
A club statement from Shaun Maloney’s side reads, “We can confirm that striker Joe Hugill has returned to Manchester United from his loan spell at Wigan Athletic.”
“The 21-year-old leaves the Brick Community Stadium having made 18 appearances across all competitions. The highlight of his loan spell came back in September when he netted a brace in the 4-0 victory at Bristol Rovers.”
“The Club would like to thank Joe for his contributions during his time with Latics and wish him well for the future.”
Hugill joined Wigan on a season-long loan arrangement in July. He scored five goals for the side and now has a total of 43 senior appearances to his name.
The Carrington academy graduate went on loan to League One side Burton Albion last year, where he scored on his debut but failed to find the back of the net in his following 17 appearances for the Brewers.
He also spent some time with Altrincham.
Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst reveals that United plan to send Hugill back out on loan this month.
However, the 21-year-old may “have to consider dropping down to a League Two side.”
As Luckhurst notes, Hugill’s academy teammates Radek Vitek, Rhys Bennett and Sonny Aljofree, remain on loan at FC Blau-Weiss Linz, Fleetwood Town and Accrington Stanley respectively.
Ruben Amorim and his players are back in action on Sunday when they make their way to the Emirates to face Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup.
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