The end of the season is around the corner and conversations have taken place at Man Utd about the pre-season tour.United will play in the United States again this summer.(Image: 2024 Manchester United FC)

Manchester United have begun conversations about which young players to bring on pre-season tour.

The Manchester Evening News understands early talks have started about which academy prospects will be taken to the United States as Ruben Amorim prepares for his first full season in charge.

United are set to play against Leeds in Stockholm before flying to the United States, where they will play West Ham, Bournemouth and West Ham in the Premier League Summer Series.

The Leeds game will be an opportunity for a large number of academy players to impress, and then a handful will be taken to the USA to supplement the first-team squad for the friendlies.

Jason Wilcox (technical director), Darren Fletcher (first-team coach), Nick Cox (head of the academy), Travis Binnion (Under-21 manager) and Adam Lawrence (Under-18 manager) are in dialogue about which youngsters are working toward the first-team and will provide feedback to Amorim.

Fletcher is seen as an important conduit between the first-team and the academy set-up.

The immediate focus at Carrington is on the first-team and their hunt for the Europa League, but talks about pre-season are under way and youngsters will be desperate to take their chance.

Harry Amass has broken into the senior squad in the last few weeks and Chido Obi has made a few cameo appearances. Tyler Fredricson was also given his first-team debut against Wolves.

Amorim is beginning to give more opportunities to academy players, and pre-season will help the 40-year-old determine which players have a chance of being around the first-team squad.

The likes of Jaydan Kamason, Godwill Kukonki, Jack Moorhouse, Jack Fletcher, Jayce Fitzgerald, Gabriele Biancheri, Bendito Mantato and James Scanlon have participated in first-team training this season, but more academy prospects will be considered.

Young players are also expected to feature in the revenue boosting post-season friendlies.

United’s post-season friendlies:

  • 28 May | ASEAN All Stars, Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 30 May | Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong.

United’s confirmed fixtures in pre-season:

  • 19 July | Leeds, Strawberry Arena, Stockholm.
  • 27 July | West Ham, MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.
  • 31 July | Bournemouth, Soldier Field, Chicago.
  • 3 August | Everton, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta.

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