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In the coming weeks of the season, Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee want to play more frequently. Zirkzee has been linked with a return to Italy, while Mainoo is still looking to go on a loan.
However, Amorim does not believe his squad has enough players to handle a drop in players even when Bruno Fernandes and Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo, and Noussair Mazraoui return from the Africa Cup of Nations, even when their squad is strengthened in the middle of the month.
If we don’t get a substitute, he said, “It’s going to be difficult for someone to leave the club.”
“We are brief,” he said. Even with the entire squad, there is still room for improvement.
We have a lot of responsibility, club. We are dealing with all of these issues, and we need to win every game, according to my and everyone else’s thoughts. It makes no difference. There are no justifications.
Seven senior players will miss Amorim’s Boxing Day game against Newcastle.
Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire, the defenders, are both sidelined with calf issues, while Mainoo is also absent.
Amorim has already stated that a potential signing for United could be made in January, but not Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo, who is expected to leave for Manchester City.
In theory, a midfield upgrade that could replace Zirzkee or Mainoo could help United advance their quest for a European spot in the offseason.
However, losing Mainoo may not be financially wise because whoever came in would be paid three or four times the 20-year-old’s current salary.
“We are struggling, but we have a plan.”
Amorim is doubling down on the point that signing players is irrelevant if they aren’t a part of a longer-term plan.
He said, “We are struggling right now, but the club has a plan, and we will stick to it.”
If we have the chance to bring a player in [that we believe will be the club’s future,] he will come. If not, we have Shea [Lacey], Jack [Fletcher], and Bruno and Kobbie Mainoo’s return in three weeks.
Casemiro and Maguire are both free to discuss potential new clubs with potential new clubs starting January, but Amorim did not provide any information regarding the contract terms.
He believes Casemiro’s training shows that the Brazil skipper will not let go as he counts down the days until his United career ends, unless he significantly reduces his £300, 000-a-week salary.
Casemiro has undoubtedly won the battle to fill Mainoo’s place in Amorim’s midfield, but the former Real Madrid player is now competing with him for a position there.
Amorim believes that the United academy product will ultimately determine the club’s future, despite having to defend himself repeatedly for not using Mainoo enough.
Kobbie Mainoo, he said, “has] played various positions.
He can perform Casemiro’s position, he says. He can play at Aston Villa if we play with three and he can play the same way we did in the previous game.
“He can play there,” according to Mason Mount, in that game.
He will forever be Manchester United’s future, according to the statement. That’s how I feel.
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