Overview

• United are set to meet with Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee before the January window to discuss their futures, according to ESPN reports relayed by UK outlets.
• Napoli plan to revive their pursuit in January and believe United would only accept a straight loan without a purchase option, per Gazzetta dello Sport reporting.
• Mainoo has yet to start a Premier League match this season, with his only start coming in the Carabao Cup defeat to Grimsby Town.
• United rebuffed a summer loan despite the player’s preference for a temporary move, and Napoli’s approach then was affected by Romelu Lukaku’s injury.
• United’s 87-year run of naming an academy graduate in every matchday squad could be jeopardized if Mainoo departs, though Amorim has said he wants to preserve the tradition.