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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

Manchester United not open to Kobbie Mainoo sale in January

Kobbie Mainoo trains indoors at Manchester United’s  Carrington base in preparation for Monday’s game against Bournemouth.
Kobbie Mainoo trains indoors at Manchester United’s Carrington base in preparation for Monday’s game against Bournemouth. Photograph: Zohaib Alam/MUFC/Getty Images

Manchester United intend to reject any bids to buy Kobbie Mainoo in January because the hierarchy believe the midfielder could have a bright future at the club.

Ruben Amorim is open to the 20-year-old going on loan after not naming him in a Premier League starting XI all season. The view within the hierarchy is that Mainoo’s youth and potential mean his ceiling remains high and that he could convince Amorim – or a future United head coach – he is worth a regular place.

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