‘Difficult situation’ – Ruben Amorim refuses to guarantee Man Utd will keep Kobbie Mainoo as Chelsea eye £60m transfer
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Sponsored by. RUBEN AMORIM cannot guarantee Kobbie Mainoo will stay at Manchester United this month. The £60million-rated Chelsea target, 19, could be sacrificed to keep the Red Devils in line with Prem financial rules. England midfielder Mainoo is in a stand-off over a new contract.
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He wants a pay rise and extension on his £20,000-a-week deal, which expires in 2027. United boss Amorim said: “Our idea is always to keep our best players but we also know that it is a difficult situation for the club, a hard moment. “I am really happy with Kobbie — he is improving all the time.
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"My players are always my favourite players and I always like to keep them — especially the talented ones.”. Alejandro Garnacho, 20, is another United academy product who could be sold to balance the books. Prem clubs are only allowed to make £105m in losses over any three-year period and academy products count as pure profit on Profit and Sustainability balance sheets.
![[Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager, smiling in the stands.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/enzo-maresca-manager-chelsea-reacts-955701619.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
That means selling Mainoo, Garnacho or Marcus Rashford — wanted by AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund — would allow Amorim to splash the cash. BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS. Amorim previously admitted United need to sell before he can buy players to improve a team that are 13th in the Prem.
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He wants a reunion with Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres. Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen and Portugal left-back Nuno Mendes are also targets. Rashford has missed the last six games after saying he wants a new challenge but Amorim refused to say if he will be back in the squad for tomorrow’s FA Cup tie against Arsenal.
