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What Ruben Amorim Sacking Means for Manchester United Transfer Plans This Month
Following Ruben Amorim's dismissal, Manchester United pauses some player exits including Kobbie Mainoo amid disagreements over January transfer funding after £200m summer spending.
- On Monday, Manchester United sacked Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim, prompting a scramble for replacements, while former midfielder Darren Fletcher was placed interim manager for Wednesday’s Burnley match.
- Amorim’s reported clashes with Jason Wilcox over January backing explain tensions, as Manchester United finished 15th last season and the club bolstered its squad with more than �200m of summer signings.
- Ex-Manager Erik ten Hag brought in Joshua Zirkzee for almost �40m, but the Netherlands forward has flopped and was struggling for game-time before United spent almost �200m on three attackers.
- Kobbie Mainoo, United academy graduate , will stay this month despite interest from more than a dozen clubs, Rio Ferdinand said `There’s no doubt in my mind that Kobbie Mainoo will be walking back in the building today with a bouncing step,`
- This month, transfer plans are being reassessed, with Kobbie Mainoo’s exit now unlikely and Amorim’s wing-back signing no longer an urgent priority for the next manager.
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Man Utd star agrees January transfer after Ruben Amorim sacking
Man Utd sacked Ruben Amorim after 14 months in charge (Picture: Getty) Two Manchester United players are closing in on moves away from Old Trafford but Ruben Amorim outcast Kobbie Mainoo is set to stay at the club. United are scrambling around to find both short and long-term replacements for Amorim after sacking the Portuguese coach on Monday. Former midfielder Darren Fletcher has been placed in charge of the side on an interim basis and will b…
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