Adnan Januzaj does have a future at Manchester United, according to Jose Mourinho.
The 21-year-old has agreed to join Sunderland on a season-long loan move from the Red Devils.
He links up with former boss David Moyes at the Stadium of Light as well as Donald Love and Paddy McNair, who signed for the Black Cats earlier this week.
But Mourinho insists he will be back at Old Trafford in the near future.
“Adnan fits into my plans, which is why he's on loan at a Premier League club. We care about him and think he's a talented player,” Mourinho told a press conference on Friday.
“I want to give him all the conditions to develop. Hopefully everything will go well for him because we want him back.
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"However, to be in the same squad as [Anthony] Martial, [Henrikh] Mkhitaryan, Juan Mata, Ashley Young and Memphis Depay, it would have meant not many matches.
“We cannot be selfish and have to think about the players and, in this case, Adnan. I want to give him all the conditions to develop, to play and to play well.
“We will see him every week in this country and we can compare performances.
“He is in the right place with a manager that likes him a lot. So hopefully everything will go well for him and that's what we want because we want him back!"
Januzaj, who spent time on loan with Borussia Dortmund last season, scored twice on his full debut at Sunderland in October 2013 to earn the Reds a 2-1 triumph on Wearside during Moyes' spell in charge at Old Trafford.
The Belgium international looks set to go straight into the Sunderland squad for Saturday's trip to Manchester City.
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