Former Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia is hoping to secure a January move back to English football after British-based agency OmniSports secured a mandate to represent the Ecuadorian.

Valencia returned to his native country to play for LDU Quito, leading his team to a domestic cup title in the 2019 season. But the 34-year-old, who spent much of late December in London and Manchester, is keen for one final hurrah in the English game and is understood to be open to a move to the Premier League or Championship.

He feels he has fully recovered from the thigh issues that blighted much of his final year at Old Trafford and, although his contract in Ecuador still has a year to run, it is expected his current club would allow him to leave without a substantial fee.