Amorim's January rebuild: Six 'untouchables' and several sellable surprises
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Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 13.12.24. | 19:51
Man United and Ruben Amorim intend to get rid of a number of players in the upcoming transfer window and only the "six chosen ones" are not for sale
Ruben Amorim's era at Old Trafford has not started as expected since the Portuguese is still winless in the Premier League after three rounds. Two hard-won UEFA Europa League triumphs over the minnows Bodo/Glimt and Viktoria Plzen did not impress anyone, as it's clear that the squad needs a rebuild. Not only because of the evident lack of quality, but because of the Premier League's PSR (Profit and Sustainability Regulations) as well.
At Old Trafford, they have already started preparing and making plans for the January transfer window, and, as Sky Germany reports, there is a list of six "untouchable" names who are not for sale in any scenario. Those are the young prospects Amad Diallo and Kobbie Mainoo, three recent reinforcements, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, and Leny Yoro (who has recently returned after a severe injury), and arguably United's best player this season, Andre Onana.
More than half of Manchester United's squad is reportedly up for sale.
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Ruben Amorim needs to sell players if the club is to spend big in January. pic.twitter.com/05zf9My5ba
The rest of the squad is sellable, although some players have more chance to leave than others. Still, some names are pretty surprising. While the information that the Red Devils are willing to sell Marcus Rashford has already appeared, no one expected that they'd be ready to let the offensive duo, Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho, as well as the captain Bruno Fernandes!
Conversely, the two recent additions, who have failed to impress, Joshua Zirkzee and Manuel Ugarte, are "up for grabs," as are the injury-prone two - Mason Mount and Luke Shaw. According to estimated values, Bruno and Hojlund's departures could bring the most money to the club. The question is whether Amorim can afford to continue the season without the skipper and team's second-best scorer, who netted five goals in as many games under the Portuguese.
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