Kobbie Mainoo transfer stance revealed as Ruben Amorim responds to Chelsea interest
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The 19-year-old is in talks about a new contract but has been linked with a move to Chelsea this month. Ruben Amorim has declared that he wants to keep Kobbie Mainoo at Manchester United but stopped short of saying he can guarantee the midfielder will stay at Old Trafford.
United head coach Amorim suggested his priority in January is not to buy players but Mainoo is a target for Chelsea and the 19-year-old, who has been in talks with United about a new contract, could help raise funds as the sale of a homegrown player is particularly lucrative under PSR regulations.
Mainoo only began two of United’s first eight games under Amorim but has started three of the last four and impressed in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday. And asked if he wanted the England international to stay, Amorim replied: “Yeah. My players are always my favourites so I really love my players and want to keep my players, especially the talented ones. It is a special moment in this club, it is a hard moment, we will see, but I am really happy with Kobbie, he is improving.
“Our idea is always to keep the best players and the players that we build for this club but we know the position the club is in at the moment and we will see but I am really happy and like our players, especially the guys from the academy.”. Marcus Rashford, another graduate of United’s youth system, has not featured in United’s last six games, being excluded from the squad for four, then an unused substitute for the defeat to Newcastle and then ill for the trip to Anfield.
