Manchester United could be inundated with inquiries regarding the signing of 18-year-old left-back Harry Amass when the January transfer window opens.
Manchester United defender Harry Amas is attracting a lot of attention ahead of the January transfer window, despite manager Ruben Amorim claiming he has “struggling” this season. Amas is currently on loan at Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, but could move between teams in January.
The left-back joined on Wednesday, on transfer deadline day, on a four-month loan deal. He has settled in well and has made 15 appearances for the club so far, contributing one goal and one assist.
United’s manager raised eyebrows when he said, “Amas are struggling in the Championship at the moment” when discussing the situation with the club’s academy graduates ahead of the game against Bournemouth. The club later clarified that Amorim was referring to the Owls’ place in the league and not Amas’ own wealth, but Wednesday may struggle to retain him in the new year.
Despite winning the Yorkshire club’s Player of the Month award for November, Amath are languishing at the bottom of the Championship with -9 points after a two-point deduction and a solitary win in 20 games. Coach Henrik Pedersen has made it clear that the team wants to extend Amas’ loan contract, but that decision could be taken out of their hands.
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The Daily Mail reports that Stoke and Millwall are both keen to sign Amath in January, with United potentially looking to move the youngster to the top end of the Championship. Stoke and Millwall are currently in the play-off places, which could be a more challenging environment for Amas, who are behind Patrick Dawg, Luke Shaw and Diogo Dalot at his parent club.
A total of around 12 clubs are thought to have expressed interest in signing Amath in January. However, the player himself was very happy with Wednesday’s game and United may decide not to disrupt his momentum during the campaign, despite relegation to League One becoming almost certain for the loan team.
Amorim hasn’t actively given opportunities to young players since arriving at Old Trafford over a year ago. Only three United academy graduates have made their first-team debuts under the Portuguese – Amas, Tyler Fredrickson and Chido Obi – but the Portuguese manager has hinted he is not impressed with the standard of players developing through the system.
Asked about the situation in light of Koby Mainu’s continued struggle to get minutes, Amorim said: “He (Toby Collier) played (for United). He came from the academy. He played here. He went to West Bromwich. He hasn’t played. He played for Manchester United. So it’s not necessarily because he’s from the academy or anything like that.”
“It’s the situation. What happened. We don’t know what the future holds (for Mainu). We’ll see after this game. Amath are currently struggling in the Championship. Chido is not always a starter in the under-21 team. They all played at a time when many were calling for the manager to be sacked!”
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