Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is adamantly opposed to the club’s transfer plans following the injury suffered by star man Bruno Fernandes in Sunday’s game against Aston Villa.
Ruben Amorim does not want Manchester United to panic and make mistakes in the January transfer window following Bruno Fernandes’ injury. The Portuguese midfielder was sent off from the pitch in the defeat against Aston Villa.
United’s manager has made it clear that he does not want the club to hastily adjust plans in an expedient reaction and will not demand new players for Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada. The 40-year-old would rather the club stick to its long-term plans.
After failing to convince Brighton to part ways with Carlos Baleva in the summer, there have been rumors of a move for a new central midfielder. Since then, the club has had links with the likes of Adam Wharton and Elliott Anderson.
However, the player who is attracting the most attention ahead of the January transfer window is Antoine Semenyo. The Bournemouth star has a £65m release clause and is attracting interest from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham and United.
Amorim is adamant the Red Devils will not repeat the mistakes of the past by acting rashly. Even if it means suffering in the short term.
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“What we can’t do is go into January and make a mistake trying to do everything in a hurry and then ‘here we go again’ with a lot of mistakes,” Amorim said. “I’m not going to go with Jason and Omar and say, ‘We need a lot of players,’ because we have a plan.
“If we suffer, the club comes first. Of course we are in a period where we need points, but we need to find a solution and we will continue with our plan.”
“You can feel at this moment that we’re going to struggle, but we’ll see. We’ve got to deal with it.”
Amorim’s comments come just days after United hinted there could be some financial support in January. At the time, he stressed that any deal would not compensate for the club’s AFCON losses, but would provide long-term benefits.
“Let’s see,” Amorim said. “The only thing we know is that we only try to bring in players that we think are the future.
“It’s not going to save anything at the moment to deal with losing three players to AFCON. Even if we try to take one player, it might not be a position where we need more. It’s not going to happen.”
“We’re going to call up the best players for our future now and at the end of the season. We don’t know what’s going to happen, but we can do something.”
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