Overview

• Mainoo asked to leave on loan late in the summer window but Manchester United blocked the move, according to the Manchester Evening News.
• He has yet to start a Premier League match this season and has only made substitute appearances under Rúben Amorim.
• Amorim publicly backed the 20-year-old’s potential and said selection will be based on training, noting he must compete with Bruno Fernandes.
• Defensa Central, relayed by the MEN, claims United are considering offering Mainoo plus £44m for Federico Valverde in January, a report that has not been independently confirmed.
• TEAMtalk’s Dean Jones views Tottenham and Chelsea as more realistic destinations than Real Madrid, while CaughtOffside cites Football Insider to say United plan to reject a January exit despite outside interest.