Former Chelsea striker Diego Costa is available as a free agent. Ruben Amorim is ready to back Manchester United’s young guns rather than looking to sign a free agent to bolster his attacking options before the end of the season.. United opted against signing a forward in the January window and they let peripheral attackers Antony and Marcus Rashford join Real Betis and Aston Villa on loan respectively.. That duo had hardly been involved in recent weeks, but since the window closed United have lost Amad, their most vibrant attacker this season, to injury for the rest of the season while Kobbie Mainoo is sidelined for around six weeks. Mainoo had recently started to thrive in a No.10 role.. With Bruno Fernandes now operating in a deeper role, it leaves Alejandro Garnacho, Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund as the only fit forwards in Amorim’s squads, with United still fighting on three fronts this season.. At Tottenham last weekend Amorim was forced to field eight substitutes who had never played for the club before, with 17-year-old striker Chido Obi making his professional debut in injury time.. United’s injury crisis has eased a little in other areas this week, but they remain short in attack and Obi is likely to be among the replacements when Amorim’s side face Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.. Although the transfer window is now closed, United could still move for free agents, with Wissam Ben Yedder, Diego Costa, Maxi Gomez and Mariano Diaz among the strikers still without a club, but Amorim is ready to place his trust in youth rather than bringing in a more experienced option.. “No, no. It’s not an idea we have,” he said. “We have young players and we’re working with them and we have to really focus on that as a club.. Article continues below. “When you have these moments of a lot of injuries you should use young players, if not you don’t have space for them to improve and show themselves. We need to focus in future on youth because of the history of our club and the reality of our situation.”
