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Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is a big fan of Leny Yoro and Kobbie Mainoo, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Amorim worked wonders at Sporting CP, guiding the club to two Primeira Liga titles while vastly improving the players under his command.

Man Utd will hope the 39-year-old can have a similarly transformative effect at Old Trafford and per Fabrizio Romano, two players he'll build around are teenage pair Leny Yoro and Kobbie Mainoo.

"Kobbie Mainoo is a crucial player for Manchester United owners, directors, and for Manchester United staff, "said Romano on his YouTube channel.

"Ruben Amorim loves these kind of players. Kobbie Mainoo, Leny Yoro… these sort of players are exactly the direction he wants to take for Man Utd's future.

"So the new contract of Mainoo is going to be an important topic in the next few weeks and months. Man Utd are still working on it.

"We are not yet at the final stages but the conversation remains ongoing and the conversation remains positive on both player and club sides."

Romano concluded by stating Mainoo's new contract will become a hot topic at Old Trafford "after the international break."

Mainoo's existing contract runs until 2027 and his upcoming new deal will come with a handy pay rise attached.

Yoro, meanwhile, could be the biggest beneficiary of Amorim's 3-4-3 formation.

The United boss is expected to immediately adopt his customary back three and Yoro appears in line to feature on the right side of that trio. Matthijs De Ligt would play in the middle, with Lisandro Martinez on the left.

Taking to X earlier this week, Romano revealed Amorim believes Yoro is a 'generational talent.'

"Ruben Amorim and his staff consider Leny Yoro one of the most interesting players to develop for Man United's long term project," wrote Romano.

"He's considered a generational talent by the club and Amorim with his staff fully agree on that. Yoro's full recovery is also at final stages."

The recovery referenced relates to Yoro closing in on a return to full fitness after fracturing his metatarsal in pre-season. The injury and subsequent recovery has prevented Yoro from making his competitive debut for the club, though that moment could now arrive after the international break.