Overview
- The 20-year-old has just one start this season and 138 Premier League minutes, and he missed the Tottenham draw with a knock.
- Manchester United rejected his summer loan request, with Ruben Amorim saying Mainoo merits minutes in training yet is kept out by in-form teammates.
- Gazzetta dello Sport reports Napoli have named Mainoo their primary January target after holding new discussions with his representatives.
- Napoli’s midfield urgency has increased following Kevin De Bruyne’s thigh injury, with AFCON absences also flagged in Italian reports.
- External voices are growing, with Dimitar Berbatov calling Mainoo’s situation “really cruel” and Goal citing a source who says Scott McTominay urged Antonio Conte to sign him, though no agreement is in place.