Harry Amass is suddenly part of Manchester United's late-window discussion. Michael Carrick said there are "always different scenarios" at this stage of the window, and Amass was not in the squad for last weekend's shock away defeat on the opening day of the new Premier League campaign. He then started and played 90 minutes for United Under-21s on Monday in a 5-0 win over Ipswich at The Progress With Unity Stadium.
Carrick's wording on Amass
The quote matters because Carrick did not shut the conversation down. "We try and do the best for each individual player while keeping the group strong. We’ve been really pleased with Harry, he had a really good season that didn't end so well with the injury, he’s done really well in pre-season," he said, speaking to standard.co.uk.
That leaves room for a late move before United's summer deadline closes at 11pm BST on Tuesday night, 1 September. The club's treatment of Amass looks like live squad management rather than a simple omission.
United's wider deadline reshuffle
Manchester United are already active in both directions. Carlos Baleba has arrived from Brighton in a £70million deal, while Toby Collyer could join West Brom for an initial £3m, rising to £7.6m with add-ons and a 40 per cent sell-on clause.
There is more movement around the squad as well. BBC Sport say Dan Gore is in advanced talks over a loan to Luton, Fiorentina are understood to be talking about Joshua Zirkzee on an initial season-long loan with an option to buy, and St Mirren boss Craig McLeish said earlier on Friday that Louis Jackson was close to a permanent switch.
United's churn is happening from a strong position, not a panicked one. They finished third last season and have won four of their last five league matches, so this looks more like a late clean-up of the squad than a rescue job. Amass now sits in that mix, with less than a day left before Tuesday's 11pm BST deadline.
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