Man Utd's stance on last-minute Marcus Rashford swap deal as two-man wishlist emerges

With forwards Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee some retired of form, Manchester United brag Ruben Amorim volition beryllium keen to adhd immoderate firepower to his squad earlier the model slams shut

Manchester United will not prosecute a determination for Aston Villa prima Leon Bailey as Marcus Rashford heads successful the other absorption - and are alternatively focusing connected moves for Mathys Tel oregon Christopher Nkunku.

The Red Devils are successful the marketplace for a guardant earlier the January transportation deadline connected Monday nighttime arsenic they look to regenerate the outgoing Rashford - who volition articulation Villa connected a indebtedness woody for the remainder of the season.

United person already secured a woody for 2 defenders this month, with centre-back Ayden Heaven arriving from Arsenal connected Saturday and Lecce left-back Patrick Dorgu coming successful the pursuing time to bolster the backline.

But with forwards Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee some retired of form, brag Ruben Amorim volition beryllium keen to adhd immoderate firepower to his squad to proceed United's emergence up the table.

Recent reports claimed Bailey - who has 1 extremity and 2 assists for Villa this play - was nether information astatine United arsenic a imaginable enactment aft besides sending Antony connected indebtedness to Real Betis. But according to the MEN, United are focusing connected players who tin play done the mediate alternatively than widemen.

Amorim's 3-4-3 strategy means the likes of Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot tin play arsenic wingbacks, allowing players similar Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo, Zirzkee and Hojlund to play further guardant portion inactive retaining width.

It says Tel and Nkunku are 2 players who person been identified up of deadline day, aft their clubs Bayern Munich and Chelsea made them disposable for an exit.

Tel has been formed speech by Bayern Munich brag Vincent Kompany this play aft making conscionable 2 starts successful the Bundesliga, but his aboriginal is inactive up successful the aerial aft rejecting a determination to Tottenham.

Nkunku, meanwhile, has managed to people 13 goals successful each competitions for Chelsea contempt uncovering himself down the pecking bid nether brag Enzo Maresca.

The latest woody done the doorway astatine United was Dorgu, who revealed his pridefulness astatine joining the Red Devils connected Sunday. He said: "I americium incredibly arrogant to beryllium capable to telephone myself a Manchester United player; this is simply a precise peculiar time for my full family.

"I cannot hold to enactment with Ruben Amorim; his imaginativeness for this squad and the aboriginal of the nine is incredibly exciting. There is simply a wide program acceptable retired for my development, and I consciousness that Manchester United is the cleanable spot to fulfil my imaginable and implicit my immense ambitions."

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