Amorim Confirms Man Utd Transfer Plans Not Dependent On Player Departures

‎Ruben Amorim said on Friday that Manchester United has a group of players who want to leave, but the club won’t wait for their exits to sign their replacements.

‎United said in July that five players were seeking to leave, including Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Tyrell Malacia, and Jadon Sancho; Rashford has since joined Barcelona on loan, while the others have yet to depart.

‎Amorim left all four of the remaining players out of the squad as United opened their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal last weekend.

‎This setback comes as the club pushes to replace targets before they exit.

‎”I know it’s not a good thing to have players in this situation, but it’s clear that they want to play in a different club,” Amorim told reporters ahead of Sunday’s visit to Fulham.

‎”It’s not an idea that these players are going to leave and then we’ll receive another player. We don’t know what is going to happen but we are not waiting to take out someone to bring another player.

‎”One thing is not responsible for the other.”

‎United have spent around 200 million pounds on transfers already this summer, strengthening their attack with the arrival of Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha, and Bryan Mbeumo.

‎Amorim praised United’s display against Arsenal despite the narrow defeat and stressed the need for consistency when they face Fulham, who held Brighton to a draw last weekend.

‎”They have a clear identity, Marco Silva is really experienced, really smart. He can change several things, cover several spaces and you can see game by game, he’s tried to do that,” Amorim said.

‎”They are comfortable because they have experience, they understand the league… It’s going to be a tough match.”

‎A hamstring injury had sidelined United’s first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana against Arsenal, and an error by replacement keeper Altay Bayindir led to the visitors scoring an early winner.

‎”Onana is ready to play like last week… so we will see who is going to be the goalkeeper,” Amorim said, adding that every player other than Lisandro Martinez and Noussair Mazraoui was fit.