ELVIS MANU is desperate to leave Albion in January – on loan or for good.

The enigmatic Dutch striker would welcome a return to Feyenoord, the home town club Albion bought him from for £1.5 million two summers ago.

Manu has yet to start a Championship game for the Seagulls.

The 23-year-old, quoted on Football Oranje.com from an interview with AD.nl, said: “I honestly cannot wait for the winter, then there might be a chance of a loan move or a sale. I want to go back to the days that I was important.

“Feyenoord is the only club I really have a warm feeling. So if I ever get an offer to come back, then I do not need long to think about it.

“It’s my club, I’ve already lived my moments and built up a good relationship with the fans.”

It is the second time Manu has spoken out to the Dutch media about his frustrations with Albion.

In January he told newspaper Metro he made the wrong choice signing, adding: “I do not have a happy marriage.”

He was then axed and fined by Huddersfield for a breach of discipline during a loan spell with the Yorkshiremen.

Albion manager Chris Hughton said Manu had “improved” as he was linked with MK Dons and moves to Turkey and back to Holland during the summer transfer window.

He scored in League Cup ties against Colchester and Oxford but has made just two sub appearances in the Championship so far this season, the last against Huddersfield last month.

Albion could now seek to cut their losses on Manu halfway through his three-year contract.