Kobbie Mainoo transfer latest as Manchester United reject request

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Manchester United have rejected Kobbie Mainoo's request to leave the club on loan in the final days of the summer transfer window.  The 20-year-old informed United on Thursday that he would like to depart on a temporary deal over concerns for his playing time in the Premier League. Mainoo has not featured for United across either of their two opening matches of the league season but played the entirety of their Carabao Cup exit to Grimsby Town in midweek.  #mufc #manutd #manchesterunited #kobbie #mainoo #transfers #transfernews

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00:00Manchester United have rejected Cobby Maynou's request to leave the club on loan in the final days of the summer transfer window.

00:08The 20-year-old has not featured for United across their opening two matches of the new Premier League season,

00:14but did play the entirety of their Carabao Cup exit to Grimsby Town in midweek.

00:20Maynou believes that he's going to struggle for playing time in the Premier League this season

00:24and asked Man Utd on Thursday whether he could leave the club on a temporary deal for the rest of the season.

00:32Those close to the player insist that he does not want to leave Manchester United permanently,

00:36but for his own personal development, he needs to be playing regular football

00:40and he believes that his best opportunity of doing so would be if he were to leave Man Utd on loan before Monday's transfer deadline.

00:49That request was rejected by Manchester United.

00:52Ruben Amarim insists that Maynou does have a future at the club.

00:57He has urged him to stick and fight for his role in central midfield.

01:02And I guess that is the crux of the problem.

01:04Earlier in the week, Ruben Amarim said that Maynou is in competition, direct competition,

01:10with Bruno Fernandes, the club captain, for the same central midfield role.

01:15And it seems very unlikely that Ruben Amarim is going to drop Bruno Fernandes at any time.

01:19So, Kobe Maynou's minutes, therefore, look to be limited.

01:23Maynou has not really got a clear role in this United set-up under Ruben Amarim.

01:29He's not quite disciplined enough to play defensively in central midfield alongside Bruno Fernandes.

01:34He's got far too much competition to play as one of the attacking midfielders,

01:38given you've got Zerksy, Mount, Cunha, Mbwemo and Bruno can all play there as well.

01:43So, it looks like if Maynou's going to play in this United side,

01:47he needs to play alongside a deeper-lying midfielder as part of the midfield too.

01:52At the moment, that is Casemiro.

01:55It just doesn't look like that's going to be a partnership United use too often this season

01:58because it means that you've then got to put Bruno Fernandes in one of the more advanced roles.

02:02And then that means when Oshesko, Cunha or Mbwemo has to be dropped as well.

02:07Of course, there will be opportunities.

02:08There will be injuries, suspensions across the campaign and Maynou will get some chances

02:13but he doesn't believe he will play as often as he feels he needs to

02:17over the coming weeks and months of the season.

02:20The other maybe elephant in the room regarding a possible loan exit is

02:24not only would Maynou be able to leave on loan and play every week

02:28but he might then return to a United side who are being coached by someone else as well.

02:33Ruben Amarim has yet to win a game for Man Utd this season.

02:35He's under fresh pressure.

02:36The board are believed to still back him.

02:39They want to give him time to turn things around

02:40but he eludes after the Grimsby defeat that something has to change

02:44and it's not going to be 22 players.

02:47Could he walk if things don't improve?

02:49Well, you wouldn't rule it out entirely, would you?

02:51And if Cobby Maynou were to leave on loan

02:53then perhaps he could come back to a different United side

02:56one that plays a different formation and might have a bigger role for him to play in the long term.

03:02But at the moment, contract talks have stalled.

03:04Cobby Maynou wants to leave on loan.

03:05Man Utd had rejected that and urged him to fight for his future at the club.

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