'We can do something' - Ruben Amorim makes surprise admission about Manchester United transfer plans
The Man Utd head coach has been quizzed on their plans for the January transfer window.
Ruben Amorim insists he 'doesn't know' what is going to happen at Manchester United during the next transfer window.
The Portuguese head coach was backed with over £200 million in the summer, and his four senior signings have all played a key role in their recent resurgence. Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko have provided extra firepower in attack, while Senne Lammens has provided stability in the goalkeeper role.
United hope to sign two midfielders next year, with at least one of them a marquee addition, while there is also a desire to strengthen at wing-back and a long-term need to add another goalkeeper to their ranks. They could also look to add another central defender, depending on whether Harry Maguire pens a contract extension and how Lisandro Martinez performs upon his return from injury.
It doesn't mean they will do any business in January, though, with Amorim still not certain of how busy United will be when the transfer window reopens. A key influence on their transfer plans could be whether they need to replace Kobbie Mainoo or Joshua Zirkzee, with both players eager to explore a loan exit.
Amorim update on United transfer plans
Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to face Nottingham Forest this weekend, Ruben Amorim insisted he was still not sure of Manchester United's transfer plans for the January window.
Asked specifically if United could look to sign a midfielder during the next window, Amorim told reporters: "I don't know what is going to happen."
When pushed again on the matter, he added: "Yeah. A lot of things can happen. Even in our club, and you know that we have World Cup, some players are not playing, they will ask to leave, so I have to manage everything. And then we want to bring players, everyone here, we want to bring players that we can see a big future in Manchester United. We are not just buying one guy, because now we feel in December that we need this kind of player for now. No, it's going to be... We want to buy players that we know we are not going to change a lot of times. So that is our idea.
"So I don't know what is going to happen, but of course, we think about how we can improve the team, and in January, the window is open, we can do something."
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