While he wanted to leave Manchester United on loan in order to benefit from more playing time, Kobbie Mainoo (20 years old) was finally forced to stay at the club, where his status has greatly decreased since the arrival of RĂşben Amorim on the Mancunian bench. After the end of the summer transfer window, the young midfielder, who was not retained by Thomas Tuchel for the first qualifying matches at the 2026 World Cup, published a series of photos on Instagram who did not fail to question.
If some shots show it thought, training alone or working in the gym, the fourth image is a photo of actor Miles Teller in “Whiplash”, a film that traces the story of a young talent that never happens to satisfy his mentor/coach, recalls a journalist from the journalist Daily Mail. Cole Palmer's comment, Mainoo teammate in English selection during Euro 2024, also helped to feed speculation. The Chelsea star wrote “3 My Boy”accompanied by an emoji heart, a message that many fans have interpreted as “Free My Boy” (Free up my guy), while others suggested that Palmer was referring to the number of months remaining until the opening of the winter transfer window, some jokes even on a possible transfer of Mainoo to the Blues.
