According to reports, a deal for Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is \u201c99%\u201d done ahead of next month\u2019s transfer window.<\/p>\n
Mainoo <\/a>has endured a nightmare 18 months at Man Utd as he has fallen in the pecking order under head coach Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n United<\/a>\u2018s academy product established himself as one of the best young midfielders in Europe in 2023\/24 as he shone for club and country, but he has had a remarkable fall from grace as he nears an exit ahead of January.<\/p>\n Amorim is clearly not a fan of the centre-midfielder as he prefers Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro, with the England international restricted to brief cameos off the bench at best.<\/p>\n Therefore, Mainoo requested an exit in the summer as he eyed a loan move to Napoli, though Man Utd denied this as they did not want to leave themselves short of options in midfield.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Man Utd \u2018schoolboy\u2019 to anger Keane, Bellingham and everyone else by starting for England vs Croatia<\/a><\/p>\n However, a recent report claimed Man Utd would be more open to letting Mainoo in January<\/a> if they can acquire a suitable replacement.<\/p>\n In recent months, Mainoo has been linked with several Premier League clubs, but Napoli remain a contender to sign him.<\/p>\n Now, journalist Luca Cerchione claims Napoli assistant manager\u00a0Cristian Stellini has made it clear that the Man Utd player\u2019s move to the Serie A giants is already \u201c99%\u201d done.<\/p>\n Cerchione said:\u00a0\u201cIn the past few days, I received a phone call from a friend of Mr. Stellini, who informed me that he had learned that there had been a significant acceleration in the sale of Mainoo, even talking about percentages close to 99%.<\/p>\n \u201cNaturally, the person who gave me this transfer rumour didn\u2019t cite Stellini as his source.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE MAN UTD COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 Netherlands international Joshua Zirkzee is in a similar situation as he also needs to leave Man Utd in January if he\u2019s to give himself a better chance of playing for his country at the World Cup.<\/p>\n Zirkzee has not taken his chance when given the chance to play this season and Amorim has preferred to select Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.<\/p>\n
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