Manchester United flop Alexander Buttner has not for played Vitesse Arnhem this year… as he was overweight

ALEXANDER BUTTNER is in line to make his Vitesse Arnhem comeback - after reportedly shedding the weight that saw him exiled.

The Manchester United flop moved to Old Trafford when Sir Alex Ferguson signed him from the Dutch club for £4million in 2012.

But the only real impact he made was when David Moyes banned chips from the Carrington canteen after seeing Buttner tucking into a plateful.

On the pitch, the left-back failed to show much evidence that he was capable of becoming a long-term replacement for Patrice Evra.

After falling totally out of favour under Louis van Gaal, United amazingly made a £400,000 profit when they sold him to Dynamo Moscow in 2014.

But he again struggled and was loaned to Anderlecht the following season before ending up back at Vitesse in 2016.

Back home, things are not as they were for Buttner, 29.

He made just 11 appearances last season and has made only 18 this campaign.

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Hindered by a hamstring strain early in the year, say that Buttner has been out in the cold since December 2 because he was carrying too much timber.

The former Dutch Under-20 international was back in Vitesse's squad on Saturday but stayed on the bench for the 3-0 home loss to Roda.