According to sources, Real Madrid is now “one step away” from signing Kobbie Mainoo, a midfielder for Manchester United, on deadline day.
During the preseason, Red Devils manager Ruben Amorim made it apparent that Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes would compete for a spot on the team this year.
Former Rangers striker Ally McCoist believes Amorim’s demands of Mainoo are “bizarre,” and Fernandes, the captain of Manchester United, appears nearly difficult to unseat.
McCoist told TNT Sports: “It’s bizarre. I don’t understand what’s going on with Kobbie Mainoo because you’d think that the way Manchester United are, he would be good enough to get into that team.
“The manager came out and effectively said he’s challenging Fernandes for that position, which I don’t think is a battle he’s going to win.
“So if he’s not going to win that battle, it doesn’t look as though he’s going to play. It’s strange. Very, very strange.”
And with transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano saying last week that the England international has made it known that “he wants to leave” on loan, there are now rumors that Mainoo wants to depart.
Romano wrote on X: ‘Kobbie Mainoo makes clear to Man United that he wants to leave the club on loan this summer. The decision has been made and it’s only for a LOAN move, not for permanent exit. Kobbie wants to play regular football, he doesn’t want to leave #MUFC on permanent deal.’
Furthermore, as of yesterday, Mainoo’s position remained unaltered, as the Daily Mail insisted that he is still “determined” to depart before the window closes.
The report wrote on Sunday: ‘Mainoo remains determined to leave on loan before tomorrow’s transfer deadline because he is disillusioned at being Fernandes’ understudy and wants regular football ahead of next summer’s World Cup after losing his England place as well.’
Romano gave another update on Sunday, he said on X: ‘Manchester United keep blocking Kobbie Mainoo’s exit on loan especially after Cunha and Mount injuries. Mainoo insists to go, play and develop but #MUFC want to keep him.’
Real Madrid is reportedly “one step away from signing” the Manchester United midfielder before the 7 p.m. deadline, according to the Spanish website Defensa Central.
The Real Madrid player “would be delighted to wear the Real Madrid shirt and play at the Santiago Bernabeu,” and the La Liga team is “willing to take on Kobbie Mainoo on loan.”
The report adds: ‘The summer transfer window is about to close, and Kobbie Mainoo continues to pressure Manchester United to let him go out on loan to a team where he’ll have real opportunities and can continue to develop as a player.’
It is claimed that Real Madrid ‘had to back out of the Mainoo deal’ earlier in the summer as Dani Ceballos didn’t move to Marseille but now Los Blancos are ‘aware that sooner or later they will need a playmaking midfielder’.
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