Man United want to take the 26-year-old £76.4m World Cup player on loan in January.

In just over two weeks, the January transfer window will open again, and Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim will likely look to strengthen his squad in key areas.

The new year will be the first opportunity that the Portuguese will have to be able to bring in players to help shape the team into the shape and formation he prefers.

At the moment, it appears that some players need to fit into different roles to fit a system that the manager will not deviate from.

Ruben Amorim wants Manchester United to sign the World Cup star in January

Players are not willing to work hard He has already received a strong message from Ruben Amorim.

The 39-year-old clearly takes his job incredibly seriously, and expects his playing staff to have a similar mentality.

This may explain why Man United are in talks With the player that Amorim covets.

The Red Devils remain 13th in the Premier League and, curiously, are just three points off sixth in the table.

Amorim will understand that putting any kind of run together could see United reach the highest levels of Europe before you know it.

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The next match in the Premier League will be against Bournemouth, who are in sixth place, before matches against Wolverhampton and Newcastle.

The match against Liverpool at Anfield will provide United’s first test of the new year before they travel to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal in the FA Cup third round.

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Both of those final matches are likely to come too soon for PSG’s Randall Kolo Mwani, albeit… Football from the inside Sources indicated that the man, who is worth £76.4 million (BBC Sport) is a loan target for the club once the transfer window opens for business.

If they land the French star at the World Cup, it would almost certainly spell the end of Joshua Zirkzee’s short-lived career at Old Trafford.