Ruben Amorim Takes Strong Stance On Kobbie Mainoo, Joshua Zirkzee Futures—report

Manchester United head Ruben Amorim is insisting that nan nine cull each offers for unsettled duo Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee erstwhile nan January transportation model opens, a study has claimed.

Both players are believed to beryllium unhappy pinch their constricted roles nether Amorim. Mainoo has not started a Premier League crippled since early May, while Zirkzee has managed conscionable 82 minutes of convention action this season.

With nan 2026 World Cup correct astir nan area and some players presently extracurricular nan thoughts of their respective world managers, Mainoo and Zirkzee are some expected to look for moves distant from Old Trafford successful January, but Fabrizio Romano has revealed Amorim’s plans to further frustrate nan pair.

It is claimed that Amorim wants to clasp connected to some players erstwhile nan January model opens, believing Mainoo and Zirkzee person important roles successful nan squad arsenic screen for immoderate of nan preferred starters.

In Amorim’s reasoning is nan engaged festive period, nan upcoming Africa Cup of Nations and what could beryllium a hectic extremity to nan campaign, and truthful nan leader wants arsenic galore options arsenic imaginable to let him to rotate his squad and forestall injuries astatine important times.

Ruben Amorim wants options for his squad. / Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

The bid to support some Mainoo and Zirkzee this wintertime whitethorn not beryllium a elemental 1 for United arsenic some players are attracting superior interest.

Napoli are known admirers of Mainoo, having grounded to motion him during nan summer, and are expected to reignite their liking aft summertime signing Kevin De Bruyne went down pinch a hamstring wounded that is apt to support him sidelined for respective months.

La Gazzetta dello Sport statement Roma are pushing to motion Zirkzee, while some players person been linked pinch Premier League strugglers West Ham United. However, David Ornstein has admitted nan Hammers are improbable to extremity up pinch either Mainoo aliases Zirkzee.

Working against Mainoo is his status arsenic an academy graduate. United person included 1 club-trained subordinate successful each matchday squad for nan past 88 years, and nan England world is 1 of only 2 elder options disposable to Amorim to support that streak, alongside third-choice goalkeeper Tom Heaton. The leader has publically admitted he does not want to beryllium nan 1 to extremity that run.

United fable Rio Ferdinand precocious challenged Mainoo to activity difficult and “show immoderate fight” successful his quest to beryllium himself to Amorim, urging him to return a different way to nan 1 chosen by chap academy postgraduate Marcus Rashford.

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