Jose Mourinho has revealed that he has been reluctant to play Memphis Depay because he always suspected he would leave in January.
Memphis is widely expected to depart United when the transfer window re-opens, with Everton strongly linked with a move for the Dutch winger.
The wideman has registered just 20 minutes of Premier League action this season and it’s been over a month since he featured in a match day squad.
And Mourinho has admitted that he is under the assumption that Memphis would be leaving next month regardless of game time or form.
“I have to say that in the past couple of months my decisions in relation to Memphis were influenced by the feelings and information that he would like to leave in January and that we were going to have a real offer that we would be willing to accept,” Mourinho is quoted as saying by TEAMtalk.
“That obviously influences me. If I know, if I have the feeling that a player is leaving – if I have to give chances and develop other players – then I go to (Jesse) Lingard, (Henrikh) Mkhitaryan, (Anthony) Martial, the players I know 100 per cent who are going to stay with us. It is a position where we have more options.”
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