Manchester United youngster Harry Amass has changed agents again with the intention to leave the club during the winter transfer window, according to The Sun.
The 19-year-old was touted to leave United during last summer’s transfer window. The club were prepared to sell him for just £6 million amid widespread interest in the Championship.
However, a deal did not materialise in the end. The hierarchy decided to keep hold of him as a back-up option behind Luke Shaw and Patrick Dorgu for the left-back position.
Shaw and Dorgu have been sidelined in recent weeks, but Amass has still found himself out of contention with just two substitute appearances in the Champions League this campaign.
It is now claimed that Amass believes he is stagnating without regular playing time, having previously shone on loan with Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship last season.
Amass appointed M+C Saatchi Football as his new agents earlier in September, but he has now joined the United Sports Group agency to engineer a winter move away from Old Trafford.
Amass poised to depart United in January
The teenager has been highly rated since arriving at United from Watford’s academy a few years ago, but he has yet to be handed regular playing time with the first-team squad.
There was an opening for Amass after injuries to Shaw and Dorgu, but manager Michael Carrick has preferred to play Diogo Dalot, Noussair Mazraoui and Ayden Heaven over him.
The manager has favoured a makeshift option at left-back over Amass, which is a clear indication that the 45-year-old does not believe the teenager is ready to make the step up.
Hence, we are not surprised that Amass is prepared to move on. He may have to start his career from a level below, having dazzled in the Championship on loan with Wednesday last term.
The Owls were rooted to the bottom of the standings, but Amass was a standout performer. He was recalled and loaned out to Norwich City in January, but made just one appearance before a long-term hamstring injury.
The Athletic claim that a dozen Championship clubs are prepared to enter the negotiation table for Amass this winter. We feel United must secure a buy-back clause and a significant sell-on clause as part of the transfer.
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