Overview
- Michael Owen says Kobbie Mainoo should be among the most relieved by Ruben Amorim’s sacking yet now has “no excuses” to prove himself.
- Mainoo has logged 318 minutes this season without a Premier League start under Amorim and recently returned from a calf issue with a substitute appearance under Darren Fletcher.
- The 20-year-old is expected to stay this window, with a contract to 2027 plus an option year, relatively low wages that make a loan less appealing, and a rejected extension reported last year.
- The Daily Mail, cited by the Mirror, reports United could cut about £13m in wages if Mainoo, Joshua Zirkzee and Manuel Ugarte depart, though such moves remain unverified.
- AS Roma director Ricky Massara said Zirkzee is admired by many clubs but confirmed there are no contacts in progress following United’s managerial change.