{"id":25811,"date":"2025-10-29T07:19:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/just-in-euro-giants-prepare-new-approach-for-talented-man-united-player\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T07:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:19:27","slug":"just-in-euro-giants-prepare-new-approach-for-talented-man-united-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/just-in-euro-giants-prepare-new-approach-for-talented-man-united-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Just In: Euro giants prepare new approach for &#8216;talented&#8217; Man United player"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/just-in-euro-giants-prepare-new-approach-for-talented-man-united-player\/#Manchester_United_have_no_intention_of_selling_Koby_Mainu\" >Manchester United have no intention of selling Koby Mainu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/just-in-euro-giants-prepare-new-approach-for-talented-man-united-player\/#Napoli_are_expected_to_make_a_move_to_sign_Mainu_in_the_near_future\" >Napoli are expected to make a move to sign Mainu in the near future.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>. (Photo by Jan Kruger\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli are making fresh preparations to sign Coby Mainu from Manchester United in the January window.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the African Cup of Nations looming and Franck Anguissa set to join Cameroon, the Serie A champions are prioritizing midfield reinforcements to defend their title and protect their European ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>Mainu, 20, was the subject of loan talks in the summer but remains high on Napoli&#8217;s list after some subdued performances at United.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_have_no_intention_of_selling_Koby_Mainu\"><\/span>Manchester United have no intention of selling Koby Mainu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>However, recent signs at Old Trafford suggest United are keen to retain their youngster, even if it means reducing the midfielder&#8217;s minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli&#8217;s interest in Mainu is not new. They tried to sign him in the summer transfer window, but manager Ruben Amorim decided to keep the midfielder at the club in order to maintain the squad&#8217;s depth.<\/p>\n<p>For Napoli, Anguissa&#8217;s absence from the AFCON increases the need for a reliable No. 8 and No. 6 hybrid who can line up alongside a deeper controller or anchor the midfield when games get tense.<\/p>\n<p>Italian clubs are considering loans in the summer and it is expected that a similar structure, either a straight loan or a loan with performance-related clauses, will be proposed again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Napoli_are_expected_to_make_a_move_to_sign_Mainu_in_the_near_future\"><\/span>Napoli are expected to make a move to sign Mainu in the near future.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carlos-Baleba-and-Kobbie-Mainoo-in-action-last-season-414x334.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carlos-Baleba-and-Kobbie-Mainoo-in-action-last-season-630x509.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carlos-Baleba-and-Kobbie-Mainoo-in-action-last-season-768x620.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carlos-Baleba-and-Kobbie-Mainoo-in-action-last-season-770x622.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carlos-Baleba-and-Kobbie-Mainoo-in-action-last-season-900x727.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carlos-Baleba-and-Kobbie-Mainoo-in-action-last-season.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carlos Bareva and Koby Mainu&#8217;s performances last season (Photo by Eddie Keogh\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>United&#8217;s attitude complicates matters. Mainu is considered one of the club&#8217;s most talented players of the current generation.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils are already preparing for international call-ups in other positions and are reluctant to reduce their squad midway through the season, especially as injuries and rotations are inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s desire to keep the player suggests that any deal would require strong guarantees, a significant loan fee, a clear usage plan and perhaps no buyout option in order to be on the table.<\/p>\n<p>Pete O&#8217;Rourke of Football Insider previously described Maynou as a &#8220;talented&#8221; player.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Manchester United considering January offer of \u00a344m for &#8216;full package&#8217; priority target<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. (Photo by Jan Kruger\/Getty Images) According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli are making fresh preparations to sign Coby Mainu from Manchester United in the January window. With the African Cup of Nations looming and Franck Anguissa set to join Cameroon, the Serie A champions are prioritizing midfield reinforcements to defend their title and protect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-25811","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}