Amorim can't guarantee Mainoo's Man Utd future

Manchester United caput manager Ruben Amorim says helium wants to support Kobbie Mainoo astatine the nine - but offered nary guarantees it volition really happen.

The England midfielder, 19, was linked with Chelsea earlier this week amid a continuing stand-off implicit his projected declaration extension.

United officials accidental they person been concentrating connected securing the futures of Harry Maguire and Amad Diallo, who had been escaped to speech to overseas clubs from 1 January.

That brace person present agreed extensions but Mainoo remains connected his existing contract, which inactive has two-and-a-half years run.

Sources adjacent to the teen consciousness they are successful a beardown presumption to hold a hefty summation fixed his enhanced presumption arsenic an planetary and regular subordinate of United's starting line-up nether Amorim and, previously, Erik 10 Hag.

However, the contented is analyzable by what United admit to beryllium a 'tight' concern regarding nett and sustainability and the cognition that selling homegrown players creates greater flexibility to motion players nether the Premier League's fiscal rules, which the Old Trafford outfit are committed to.

"Our thought is ever to support the champion players and the players we physique for this club," said Amorim earlier the FA Cup travel to Arsenal connected Sunday.

"But we cognize the presumption the nine is successful astatine the moment. We volition see."

United are alert of the apt antagonistic absorption from supporters should Mainoo beryllium sold and the likelihood is helium volition stay astatine the nine for the remainder of the season.

"I truly emotion my players," added Amorim. "I privation to support them, particularly the talented ones.

"It is simply a hard infinitesimal and I americium truly blessed with Kobbie. He is improving."

United person been linked with a fig of players during the existent transportation window, including Paris St-Germain full-back Nuno Mendes, 22.

But Amorim has already said helium needs to merchantability earlier helium tin bargain and clarified the concern further erstwhile helium spoke connected Friday.

"I don't retrieve to accidental intelligibly that I privation caller players," helium said.

"What I said is sometimes the illustration for this [3-4-3] strategy is antithetic and the players came present with a antithetic thought astir however to play.

"We request to amended recruitment erstwhile we are targeting players to beryllium definite they volition header with demands and sometimes you person to stake a small bit. We besides person to amended our academy to bash immoderate concern to put successful the team."