Topics: Manchester United, Transfer News, Premier League, Erik Ten Hag, Marcus Rashford, Ruben Amorim
Ruben Amorim may be set to let two first-team players leave Manchester United as early as the January transfer window.
Amorim, 39, saw his United side put in a poor performance at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon as they were beaten 3-0 by Bournemouth.
The result meant United stayed in 13th place in the Premier League, having won just six of their 17 league games so far this term.
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Of course, most of the poor results came during Erik ten Hag’s tenure, but Amorim has watched his side win just once in their last four games in the top flight.
This will undoubtedly concern the Portuguese, who could be set to trim his squad in the winter transfer window.
Marcus Rashford, 27, was left out of United’s 20-man matchday squad as a shock new club has emerged as the favourites to sign him.
Last week, Rashford admitted to journalist Henry Winter that he feels “ready for a new challenge” after he was omitted from Amorim’s squad ahead of the 2-1 win over Manchester City on December 15.
He has since been left out of the matchday squads for the 4-3 Carabao Cup loss at Spurs on Thursday, as well as yesterday’s Premier League fixture.
Now, it has emerged that two other first-team stars could be set to depart in the January transfer window.
According to Fabrizio Romano’s GiveMeSport newsletter, both Christian Eriksen and Victor Lindelof are ‘available’ for a move in the winter window.
“[Christian Eriksen and [Victor] Lindelof are available for the January market, but at the moment, there's still nothing concrete,” Romano explained.
“For sure, both are players who could be available in January.”
Eriksen, 32, has played just nine Premier League games this term and was an unused substitute during the defeat against the Cherries yesterday.
Lindelof's time at United has been ravaged by injuries, with his latest setback coming in the first half of last Thursday’s cup tie against Spurs.
Lindelof, 30, was not in the matchday squad on Sunday.
Both player’s contracts are set to expire on June 30, 2025, meaning they can negotiate pre-contract agreements with foreign clubs from January 1, 2025.
According to Caught Offside, United would prefer to offload the Sweden international in January which would allow them to recoup at least some of the £31m (according to BBC Sport) they spent on him when he joined from Benfica in the summer of 2017.
The report suggests the club would ask for €7-8m (£5.8-6.6m) in January, with the likes of West Ham United, Newcastle United and Everton thought to be keen on the player.
