Overview

• Mainoo has yet to start a Premier League match this season, totaling 113 league minutes across seven appearances.
• England U21 coach Lee Carsley said he has been in touch about selecting Mainoo while senior call-ups remain unlikely without regular club football.
• Italian reports indicate Napoli remain in contact with Mainoo’s camp and are weighing a January loan after a summer approach was rebuffed.
• Manchester Evening News reports United could refuse another loan request in January after telling him in the summer to stay and fight for his place.
• Newcastle are monitoring the situation for January, with separate reports linking Chelsea and Tottenham to interest, and Mainoo is under contract until June 2027 with an option.