{"id":236329,"date":"2025-10-19T12:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T12:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/236329\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T12:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T12:55:10","slug":"ruben-amorim-drops-major-hint-over-future-of-kobbie-mainoo-and-joshua-zirkzee-with-two-man-united-stars-frustrated-over-lack-of-playing-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/236329\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Amorim drops major hint over future of Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee with two Man United stars frustrated over lack of playing time"},"content":{"rendered":"

By CHRIS WHEELER, NORTHERN SPORTS WRITER<\/a> and TUM BALOGUN, SPORTS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 03:33 EDT, 19 October 2025 | Updated: 07:32 EDT, 19 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim<\/a> has moved to end speculation over the futures of Kobbie Mainoo<\/a> and Joshua Zirkzee<\/a> as both players grow frustrated with their limited playing time.<\/p>\n

Amorim indicated that the pair will not be allowed to leave Manchester United<\/a> in January despite concerns about missing next summer’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Mainoo and Zirkzee have each been on the fringes of the squad this season, with neither establishing a regular starting place under the Portuguese.<\/p>\n

Amorim indicated that Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee won’t be allowed to leave in the January transfer<\/a> window despite both players unhappy over their lack of playing time ahead of next summer’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Mainoo and Zirkzee were linked with loan moves to Napoli and Roma this summer as their frustration grew, but Amorim said: ‘I understand that but they are our players and we need everyone to have a good season.<\/p>\n

‘I also know that in our club everything is a lot of noise. Players are not playing. They want to play, and there’s a World Cup. There are agents that listen to the players, talking all the time.’<\/p>\n

\"Ruben <\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim has insisted that Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee will not be allowed to depart in January<\/p>\n

\"Mainoo, <\/p>\n

Mainoo, 20, asked to leave on loan late in the summer window after struggling for opportunities but his request was blocked<\/p>\n

Mainoo, 20, asked to leave on loan late in the summer window after struggling for opportunities but his request was blocked.<\/p>\n

The midfielder has made five appearances from the bench in the Premier League so far.<\/p>\n

Zirkzee, meanwhile, has played only 82 minutes across all competitions. The Dutch striker is keen to secure a role for his country at next summer’s tournament but faces a battle for minutes.<\/p>\n

Asked whether he sympathised with their frustrations, Amorim reflected that the issue was inevitable at a club of United’s size. He stressed that squad depth must be maintained through a congested campaign.<\/p>\n

‘No, like a lot of guys, he wants to play more,’ Amorim said when pressed on Mainoo’s situation before the Manchester derby last month. ‘I didn’t have a conversation with him before the window closed \u2013 I did this week.<\/p>\n

‘Because I don’t want Kobbie Mainoo thinking that I was having any conversation with him just to hold on to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I don’t want that feeling. I believe a lot in Kobbie, but some of you think that Kobbie Mainoo is already done (the finished article). I think he can do so much better, he can improve a lot.<\/p>\n

‘I think for some guys it is enough (their talent), but for him it is not enough. Maybe it’s not fair, but I think I’m helping Kobbie Mainoo, and that’s it. He will have opportunities like the other guys.’<\/p>\n

\"Zirkzee, <\/p>\n

Zirkzee, meanwhile, has played only 82 minutes across all competitions. The Dutch striker is keen to secure a role for his country at next summer’s World Cup<\/p>\n

Both players are expected to remain part of the first-team squad at least until the end of the season.<\/p>\n

United face Liverpool on Sunday in the Premier League, hoping to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this term.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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