Giuseppe Rossi has once again been loaned out this season but to his first club, Parma.

This decision came by after Sir Alex Ferguson completed the contract extension for Dong, who is now able to play first team football after he got a work permit.

The 19-year-old spent the first half of the season on loan at Newcastle, but he started only 3 games there.

Sir Alex had promised that he would be keeping the promising Italy Under-21 international at the Theatre of Dreams to aid United’s bid for trophies on three fronts.

But Rossi will now head back to the club that United signed him from in the summer of 2004.

Having added Henrik Larsson and Dong Fangzhuo to the main pack of strikers at Old Trafford - including Louis Saha, Wayne Rooney and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

With Alan Smith working on boosting his fitness, Sir Alex could have six strikers at his disposal. So Rossi’s move to Serie A should afford him the first-team opportunities he needs to progress his career at OT.