Manchester United forward Bryan Mbeumo is one of three Reds players who are set to join up with their national sides for the Africa Cup of Nations next week
Bryan Mbeumo during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United at Molineux.
There is still uncertainty as to if Bryan Mbeumo will be available for Manchester United against Bournemouth.
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Manchester United star Bryan Mbeumo has reacted to the strange situation regarding his departure for the Africa Cup of Nations, hinting that he is relaxed about it.
The forward is one of three United players, alongside Amad and Noussair Mazraoui, who will be leaving in the next few days to represent their nations in the tournament.
FIFA have set a cut-off date of December 15th for players to join their national teams. But that date falls on the same day as United’s Premier League home clash against Bournemouth.
There remains uncertainty over whether the United trio will be able to feature in the game on Monday night before jetting off to join their nations, with Ruben Amorim claiming he's still unsure.
It seems that the uncertainty isn’t impacting the spirit of Mbeumo or Amad, though. On Friday night, the Cameroon international shared a picture taken by Amad of himself and Leny Yoro on his Instagram stories.
In the picture, Amad is pulling a funny face while Yoro is in the background. Mbeumo tagged both and added the caption: “No problem my boys” along with a sunglasses emoji.
He then shared a second picture, this time taken by Yoro, with Amad again pulling a face in the background.
While Mbeumo and Amad will be at the tournament, Frenchman Yoro will remain at United and hope to help the side climb up the table.
Bryan Mbeumo's message on Instagram
Bryan Mbeumo's message on Instagram (Image: Mbeumo/Instagram )
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Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Friday, Ruben Amorim confirmed that there’s still uncertainty over the availability of Mbeumo, Amad and Mazraoui for the game against Bournemouth.
“We are waiting until the last moment to have all the players available to choose the best team to start the game,” he said. “I expect to have a decision today or maybe tomorrow.
“Every national team has their ideas about when they want the players. I don’t know if it’s going to be the same situation (with each player). It depends on the games.
“It's frustrating but at the same time nobody knows who is going to play. So it's a good thing, I think.
“We have players to cope with everything, and with a long week you can see a lot of things to prepare the game and any situation.”
Since signing in the summer transfer window, Mbeumo has established himself as a key player for Amorim. The 26-year-old has started every Premier League game so far this season, scoring six times.
It’s a similar situation for Amad, who is a regular starter at right-wing-back. Mazraoui has found it more difficult to establish himself this season, but has started the last two games as part of the back three.