Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has said he wants to keep talented young players Kobe Manu and Alejandro Garnacho despite rumors the duo could be sold to ease the club’s financial pressures.

United sit 13th in the Premier League and have won just four of Amorim’s 12 games in charge so far.

The club can afford to hire the former Sporting Lisbon coach, who Taking office in NovemberThe huge amounts of money spent on reconstruction in the transfer market are limited by profit and sustainability rules.

In the fiscal year ending in June 2024, Manchester United lost $139 million, marking its fifth consecutive year of losses.

As an academy graduate, any fees received by Mainoo or Garnacho will appear on the books as 100% profit.

Reports emerged this week that United are open to the pair, as well as a number of other recent signings such as Lenny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte and Matthijs de Ligt.

“I really love my players. I want to keep my players, especially the talented ones,” Amorim said at his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup away trip to Arsenal.

“It’s a special moment for this club, it’s a difficult moment, but, of course, I’m very happy for Kobe, who’s improving, and Gallner.”

Amorim previously admitted that Manchester United’s recruitment work must be done better, and he emphasized that the club’s youth training also needs to be improved to help save money in the transfer market.

“When we target players, we need to make sure they can meet the demand,” he added.

“I also said we have to improve our academy, bring in young kids in the right way to enrich the club, and with those rules we will be able to do some business and have some money to invest in the team.

“The idea is always to keep the best players and the players we build for the club.

“We know where the club is at the moment but we’ll see. I’m happy and I like our players, especially the players in our academy.”

That certainly seems to be the case for another Manchester United academy graduate – Marcus Rashford Will leave Old Trafford this month.

The 27-year-old has reportedly held talks with AC Milan this week, with other European clubs including Borussia Dortmund also interested.

Rashford has not featured in United’s last six games and Amorim refused to say whether he could return to the Emirates Stadium.

The Portuguese coach did confirm that second-tier goalkeeper Altay Bayindil will be ahead of Andre Onana despite his side’s 4-3 Carabao Cup quarter-final loss to Tottenham last month Mistakes were made during the game.

Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he has been impressed by the impact of new boss Ruben Amorim at Manchester United and expects the teams’ third-round clash to be It’s a great game.

Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Amorim in the Premier League last month was his first defeat as Manchester United manager. But United, 13th in the league, have shown flashes of potential. 2-1 win over Manchester City and last weekend 2-2 draw At leaders Liverpool.

“Look at how they perform against good teams… and the results they get,” Arteta told reporters on Friday.

“I think every manager is appointed for a reason. The reasons can vary. Sometimes it’s just to improve a football team… sometimes it’s to transform a football club. It’s a completely different dimension of the job. “

However, defending FA Cup champions Manchester United have lost four in a row before Sunday’s draw and have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine games, while Arsenal had lost five games in a row before losing 2-0 at Newcastle United on Tuesday. Scored 13 cup goals.

Arteta said it was understandable that Amorim would take some time to reach his full potential at United.

“It’s difficult because obviously you need time to implement your ideas, especially the way you play, and explain that. It’s tricky when you have so many games,” he said.

However, Arteta says United have changed as a team since the sides last clashed five weeks ago.

“I’m expecting something different,” he added.

“It’s a great game to play against a big club and they bring a lot of supporters. Winning something and sharing the memory with people is the ultimate goal.”