INEOS will release the funds for Man Utd to spend £150m on three players in the January transfer window, according to reports.

The Red Devils are struggling in the Premier League this season with their 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday their seventh in 17 league matches this term.

Man Utd sacked Erik ten Hag at the end of October and replaced him with Ruben Amorim in November but there has been little difference in results since.

Amorim picked up an impressive 2-1 win over arch-rivals Man City in the Premier League eight days ago but the Red Devils then lost 4-3 to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup in midweek before their defeat to Bournemouth yesterday.

There is a lot of work to be done before Amorim can get his Man Utd side playing to his style and philosophy with INEOS now reportedly conceding that they will have to spend in the January transfer window.

That could be helped by Marcus Rashford with the England international making it clear last week that he is ready for a “new challenge” away from Old Trafford and Amorim has left him out of the last three matchday squads.

If they can offload Rashford for a fee it will count as pure profit towards the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules and would give them flexibility in the winter market.

And now Spanish publication Fichajes insist that Man Utd ‘plan to spend €180m (£150m) on three signings during the winter transfer window’.

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INEOS ‘are willing to make a strong investment’ in the January transfer market and the ‘club has identified three key players who could be fundamental pieces for their future project, and are prepared to negotiate with their respective teams to close these signings’.

Southampton starlet Tyler Dibling is the first name on their list with the Saints asking for €35m for the 18-year-old and Man Utd ‘would be willing to pay to add a player with great potential’.

Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres is another one of their ‘big targets’ in January with the Swede having a ‘starting price’ of €75m but the Red Devils are ‘willing to make the financial effort to secure a quality goalscorer to reinforce their attack and bring offensive versatility to the team’.

Man Utd have also ‘set their sights’ on Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel and the Premier League club are ready ‘to invest’ €70m to bring the Swiss stopper to Old Trafford.

A total of €180m (£150m) has been ‘allocated to these three operations’ with Man Utd ‘ready to make a strong bet in the winter market to ensure a successful future’.

Former Man Utd striker Michael Owen insists the Red Devils are just “not a good team” and urges Ruben Amorim to get “brutal” after their 3-0 loss to Bournemouth.

The Red Devils went behind after 29 minutes when Spain Under-21 international Dean Huijsen glanced a header past Andre Onana to put Bournemouth ahead.

And then Man Utd capitulated in two second half minutes with Justin Kluivert scoring from the penalty spot before Antoine Semenyo added a third for the Cherries.

It was the Red Devils’ seventh defeat in 17 Premier League matches and Amorim’s men remain 13th in the Premier League table.

Amorim is struggling to find consistency in performances and results, much like his recent predecessors, with Man Utd co-owners INEOS weighing up whether to back the Portuguese head coach in January or wait until the summer.

Noussair Mazroaui, who has been one of the more successful summer signings at Old Trafford this season, gave away the penalty and former striker Owen criticised the Man Utd defender and the team.

Owen told Premier League Productions: “You’re being kind. A little rash? A little stupid more like.

“What on earth are you doing? Two players are waiting for him, he’s not going to score from there and he dives in.

“Just stay on your feet and usher him away. It’s just a poor, poor decision.

“The sad thing from Manchester United these days is they go 1-0 down and you never really think they’re going to come back.

“They’re not a good team. Ruben Amorim needs to be watching that game and ensure these players that are not performing do not put on the shirt again. He needs to be that brutal and that ruthless.”

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Man Utd boss Amorim was careful not to be too critical of his players after the defeat to Bournemouth and focused on the positives at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Amorim said: “It’s really hard especially if you saw the game. We concede one foul and then a goal.

“We were winning second balls and creating chances. We conceded a penalty and then the third goal. It was really hard for the fans. We have to go again next game.

“We have a lot of situations where they managed to score a little bit similar to Tottenham. It’s really hard on everyone in the stadium. We have to fight this moment.

“We have to maintain the calm when you suffer a goal. It was similar in the last match. The players need to understand the game has different moments.

“I always expected [job to be tough], especially in these busy months. We are ready to face the challenge.”

Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on reports linking Manchester United with a move for Atalanta star Ederson ahead of the January transfer window.

Ruben Amorim is keen to add to his squad in January after the Red Devils fell to their fourth defeat of his tenure against Bournemouth on Sunday.

Goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo secured a comfortable 3-0 win for the visitors with the task at hand for Amorim growing ever clearer.

Reports suggest he won’t have a big pot of money to spend in the January transfer window, though finding a buyer for Marcus Rashford – who announced his desire to find a “new challenge” last week – would allow him to dip into the market.

One player they’ve been heavily linked with is Brazilian midfielder Ederson, who’s been linked with a move to the Premier League for some time as he continues to impress for Serie A table-toppers Atalanta.

German journalist Florian Plettenberg claimed last week that United are ‘seriously considering’ a move for the 25-year-old, but club chiefs are clashing over a possible deal.

Plettenberg explained: “Once again been told that #Ederson is one of the few names Manchester United are seriously considering for the central midfield position

“Some decision-makers are fully convinced of his abilities. However, there is not yet a complete consensus within the club. For this reason, there are no concrete negotiations at this stage.

“But #MUFC have gathered all the necessary information and have scouted him multiple times. Contract with Atalanta until 2027. Price valuation. €50-60m (a maximum of around £46m).”

And now transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed the Red Devils’ interest, insisting that Ederson is a player Amorim will be keen on having at his disposal as “one of the most intense midfielders around Europe”.

He said: “I can guarantee to you that several clubs around Europe are monitoring Ederson, Man Utd are one of them. For sure, Man Utd like the player.

“Ruben Amorim wants intensity and when you think of intensity, Ederson is probably one of the most intense midfielders around Europe.

“He’s running for three players, top, top player. January transfer window will be really complicated but the feeling is that Ederson could leave in the summer. United have sent their scouts several times to scout Ederson. He has many fans around Europe.”

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Gary Neville was in little doubt after Manchester United’s latest embarrassing defeat that new recruits are required despite picking out a “massive positive” for Amorim.

Neville said: “I think it’s a massive positive that Ruben Amorim is seeing what he’s got.

“In the past, there have been times where you can be kidded into thinking you have got a better group of players, because of decent results and moving up the league. But they are a mile away in every single way.

“Playing the way Amorim wants to play, with the 3-4-3, he’s going to have to change it. He’s given everyone a try by rotating the team and I do not think there will be many he’s watched and thought, ‘yes, I want you on the bus’.

“They are all very mediocre, and I don’t know how it’s happened – they are better than what they are showing, let’s be clear. But it’s a pattern.

“He’s got six months of a beauty parade if you like – which is more of an ugly parade. He’s seeing what Manchester United fans have watched for 10 years, there has got to be a cultural overhaul.

“It is a real torrid time, there is not a lot to like about performance levels or the way they play. They are all lads trying their best, it’s not a personal assault, but they are not good enough to play for Manchester United, because this club aims to be at the top.

“It’s quite clear watching these players, they are not good enough.”

Gary Neville has picked out a “massive positive” for Ruben Amorim in the Manchester United “ugly parade” after defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday.

After a dramatic comeback win over Manchester City last time out in the Premier League, Amorim’s side produced a dismal display as goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo secured a comfortable 3-0 win for the visitors.

Amorim has now won four, drawn one and lost four in a brief United tenure in which the task at hand has been made clear.

The Portuguese boss has rotated his team significantly in that time and Neville picked that out as a “massive positive” for Amorim going forwards, as he’s now aware that the players he has at his disposal are simply “not good enough”.

Speaking on The Gary Neville Podcast, Neville said: “I think it’s a massive positive that Ruben Amorim is seeing what he’s got.

“In the past, there have been times where you can be kidded into thinking you have got a better group of players, because of decent results and moving up the league. But they are a mile away in every single way.

“Playing the way Amorim wants to play, with the 3-4-3, he’s going to have to change it. He’s given everyone a try by rotating the team and I do not think there will be many he’s watched and thought, ‘yes, I want you on the bus’.

“They are all very mediocre, and I don’t know how it’s happened – they are better than what they are showing, let’s be clear. But it’s a pattern.

“He’s got six months of a beauty parade if you like – which is more of an ugly parade. He’s seeing what Manchester United fans have watched for 10 years, there has got to be a cultural overhaul.

“It is a real torrid time, there is not a lot to like about performance levels or the way they play. They are all lads trying their best, it’s not a personal assault, but they are not good enough to play for Manchester United, because this club aims to be at the top.

“It’s quite clear watching these players, they are not good enough.”

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Speaking after the game on Sunday, Amorim himself admitted that everyone at United are “suffering” and are “tired” of losing.

“In this moment, everything is so hard,” said Amorim. “For a club like Manchester United to lose 3-0 at home, it’s really tough for everybody.

“The fans are really disappointed and tired. You can feel it in the stadium in the first play. I understand that, but we have to face it. I felt it since the first minute, there’s a lot of anxiety.

“We want to score but we are too nervous. After that third goal, everyone is suffering in the stadium: the fans, the players, everybody.”

Ruben Amorim admits “everything is so hard” at Man Utd right now after they were defeated 3-0 by Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Cherries scored through Spain Under-21 international Dean Huijsen in the first half before two goals in two minutes from Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo secured the points for Andoni Iraola’s side.

Man Utd have now lost seven of their 17 Premier League fixtures this season with the Red Devils currently 13th in the league standings.

Amorim, like many managers before him, to get Man Utd to be consistent in their performances and results with the Portuguese head coach winning four, losing four and drawing one of his first nine matches in charge in all competitions.

And Amorim has revealed that “everything is so hard” at Man Utd at the moment with everybody “so anxious” that things will go wrong.

Amorim told reporters after the match against Bournemouth: “In this moment, everything is so hard. At a club like Manchester United, to lose 3-0 at home, it’s really tough for everybody.

“Of course the fans are really disappointed and tired. You can feel it in the stadium in the first play. At the first goal-kick with Andre Onana, he’s thinking what to do and pushing the other guys and everybody is so anxious.

“I understand that, but we have to face it.”

Man Utd have now conceded 17 goals from set-pieces in the Premier League in 2024 but Amorim is refusing to blame set piece coach Carlos Fernandes.

Amorim added: “The responsibility is on me, not Carlos.

“We are a team in good moments and bad moments. We have a way of doing things. We are working on that and we are going to improve on that. But we didn’t lose because of set pieces. We lost because we create more chances and didn’t score.”

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Lisandro Martinez, who hasn’t covered himself in glory over the last few weeks, insists the Man Utd players are “angry” about conceding so many set piece goals.

Martinez said: “We are so angry with this kind of situation. We have to work on set-pieces especially.

“I believe a lot in this team and staff. If they don’t score their first goal from a set-piece then it is a totally different game.”

Amorim insists “nothing bad lasts forever” as he calls on his Man Utd side to brave in their ideas going forward.

The Man Utd boss continued: “It’s so much easier to pass on an idea when you’re winning and you’re scoring and you’re not conceding. But it’s also a great privilege to be here, so we have to continue now.

“Nothing bad lasts forever and nothing good lasts forever, so we have to continue again and be very strong in our ideas, especially in the bad moments. We will do it and try to win the next game.”