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Kobbie Mainoo being open to leaving his boyhood membership has come as fairly a shock to the system.
Ruben Amorim doesn’t appear to price him, as evidenced by the Englishman not seeing any minutes from two Premier League video games, although the Purple Devils wanted attacking impetus in each video games to show the match round.
As a substitute, the top coach has opted to carry on Manuel Ugarte, and each cameos had been reasonably forgettable. Towards Fulham, on got here two centre-halves in Harry Maguire and Ayden Heaven whereas the Carrington graduate watched from the bench.
Up to now, the Portuguese tactician had claimed that the 20-year-old did not possess the speed and physicality to play because the defensive midfielder in his system.
Amorim doesn’t appear to price Kobbie Mainoo
Because of this, he’s competing with club captain Bruno Fernandes for a place in the pivot, and there can be only a few video games he can begin over the Portugal worldwide.
Even when Fernandes isn’t at his finest, like within the sport in opposition to the Cottagers, the boss nonetheless has chosen to miss the wonderkid. Clearly, the teen is extra harmful nearer to aim, as he proved prior to now together with his late heroics.
🚨 Unique: Newcastle United are in for Kobbie Mainoo and have requested Manchester United in regards to the situations of a deal. #NUFC
Participant open to leaving #MUFC. One to look at. pic.twitter.com/VD3LHa0jc2
— Jason Soutar (@jbsoutar) August 27, 2025
However following the additions of Bryan Mbeumo, and Matheus Cunha, there’s little or no scope for him to play as an attacking midfielder in most matches.
This stance has deeply disillusioned him, and stories have said that he has seen sufficient. Multiple Premier League clubs, and Spanish sides are lurking, and now, as per F365‘s Jason Soutar, Newcastle have additionally joined the race.
Newcastle be a part of the race
Actually, they’ve been in contact with INEOS and have requested in regards to the potential situations of a deal for Kobbie Mainoo.
“Unique: Newcastle United are in for Kobbie Mainoo and have requested Manchester United in regards to the situations of a deal. Participant open to leaving MUFC. One to look at,” he wrote on X (previously Twitter).
United’s asking value is reportedly shockingly low, which suggests an exit isn’t past the realms of chance.
Actually, as beforehand relayed by The Peoples Individual, the co-owners even have Angelo Stiller of VfB Stuttgart on standby ought to their academy product resolve to leap ship.
Followers can be hoping it doesn’t come to that. A meeting between club officials and the midfield maestro is due very shortly wherein points are anticipated to be ironed out. Hopefully, his future will be secured quickly.
Function picture Alex Livesey by way of Getty Photographs
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