Fabrizio Romano: Premier League rivals want to sign Man Utd star who Ruben Amorim sees as an important player
One Manchester United player is attracting interest from clubs in the Premier League and the Europa League
Manchester United are now five games without a loss as their recent upturn in form continues under Ruben Amorim.
They needed a 96th minute header from Matthijs de Ligt to rescue a point against Tottenham Hotspur. It was a hugely-dramatic end to the game with United leading until the 84th minute when Spurs equalised and then scored the apparent winning goal in the 91st minute.
But the Red Devils look to have turned a corner in the mentality department in recent weeks and battled to grab the equaliser and make it five games without defeat. They face a favourable run of games after the international break as they look to firmly establish themselves as contenders for one of the top four positions.
January could prove to be a busy month for the club with a new midfielder on the wishlist but there may be some players who could depart. Both Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee have been linked with exits from the club and an update has been provided on the latter.
West Ham and AS Roma eyeing Joshua Zirkzee as call made
“I think there is a possibility, the boy would like to play more,” transfer expert Fabrizio Romano responded on the Give Me Sport Market Madness podcast when asked if Zirkzee could leave United in January.
“From what I understand, as of this week, he has not gone to Manchester United and said ‘let me go on loan’ - we are not at that stage yet.
“Zirkzee is super professional and wants to complete the first part of the season in the best way possible. Then maybe in December he can have the conversation with the club to see what will happen.
“There are opportunities for sure, West Ham want him. Roma have also made a call but nothing more. There is strong interest in Zirkzee. We have to see what Man United decide to do. Ruben Amorim sees him as an important player.
“There is going to be the FA Cup and rotation is going to be important for United.”
Is Joshua Zirkzee still important for Man Utd?
Zirkee has not started a single game for United this season, with all five of his appearances coming off the bench. Romano has said the forward is seen as important as January approaches. United are only in two competitions as they will enter the FA Cup third round in January but they have no European commitments and are out of the League Cup.
Rotation will be needed but perhaps the biggest issue United will have in December and January is the African Cup of Nations. Bryan Mbeumo will represent Cameroon at the tournament and could miss a significant number of games for the Red Devils.
Somebody will need to step up in his absence and that duty might well fall to Zirkzee, as he could get a chance to prove his worth. If he is still seen as a squad player during Mbeumo’s time away, he will likely push hard for a move.
Benjamin Sesko has also picked up a potential injury which could see Zirkzee get more minutes moving forward.