Manchester United are in dire need of some signings to get them back on track under Ruben Amorim and the Red Devils boss is already pushing through two deals early in the January transfer window
Manchester United are in dire need of some signings to get them back on track under Ruben Amorim and the Red Devils boss is already pushing through two deals early in the January transfer window Manchester United are in dire need of some signings to get them back on track under Ruben Amorim and the Red Devils boss is already pushing through two deals early in the January transfer window
Ruben Amorim has given his approval to two wonderkids leaving Manchester United this month.
The Red Devils need some serious surgery within their squad after a rotten start to the campaign. And now that the January transfer window is open, United are aiming to get a number of deals over the line.
That could involve letting a host of the club’s most promising young stars leave the club. Among those that could depart on loan deals are academy graduates Dan Gore and Harry Amass.
The duo have reportedly been identified as players that would benefit from some experience of first-team football during the second-half of the campaign. And as a result, club chiefs are keen to send them out on loan deals.
As per Manchester World, United are keen to send at least two young players out on loan in January. Gore, 20, made two senior appearances for the Red Devils under Erik ten Hag but injury ruined a loan spell at Port Vale.
Speaking after the youngster had made his Premier League debut, he said: “It’s a good birthday for him, but I’m not a coach who gives opportunities to players [for no reason], they have to earn it. Once they earn it, they have their chance.
“They have to earn it every day in training. I don’t hand opportunities to young players. They must consistently prove their worth in training because if they don’t, it can affect the team.
“We are very critical. They have to deserve it every day in training. And when the standards are too low, they will hurt from us and we don’t play them because they have to train every day to the maximum.”
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Defender Amass, 17, is considered to have a bright future within the game but has yet to make his debut for his boyhood club. And while United want to send the pair out, loan deals will not help the club conduct any further business.
Boss Amorim has already claimed that players need to be sold before any come in. Speaking earlier this month, he said: “We don’t have that possibility in January, if we don’t take (sell) some players. So you know the situation better than I am.
“So it’s not the case that I am arriving here and I can spend a lot of money changing all the team. You know the situation, so it’s not a point to talk about it.”
There are a number of senior players who have been linked with exits – most notably Marcus Rashford. The England international has already admitted he would be interested in pursuing new opportunities having spent his entire career at Old Trafford.
However, a January move could prove difficult given his high wages, while Joshua Zirkzee – only signed this summer – could return to Italy after a difficult start to life in the Premier League.
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