Man United handed huge AFCON boost for Bournemouth as agreement reached on two players

Amad and Bryan Mbeumo will be available for Manchester United’s game against Bournemouth at Old Trafford tonight. According to The Athletic, an agreement has been reached with Ivory Coast and Cameroon, respectively, to let the forward players travel after tonight’s game.

However, it remains to be seen whether Noussair Mazraoui will be allowed to feature. Mazraoui is set to start for Morocco in the tournament’s opening game against Comoros on Sunday.

FIFA announced last week that the release period for the tournament “will be reduced by seven days and start on Monday, December 15, 2025”. But tonight’s game falls on the deadline day for players to report to their national teams.

Speaking on Friday, United boss Ruben Amorim claimed he was still in the dark as to the availability of his three players heading to the tournament. He said: “We are still in conversations with the national teams.

“The game is just Monday. They are here, they are training and we are trying to prepare all the scenarios for the game.

“It’s frustrating, but at the same time nobody knows who is going to play, so it’s a good thing, I think.

“We have players to cope with everything and that is something with a long week, you can see a lot of things and work on several stuff to prepare the game in any situation.”

However, it now appears that both Amad and Mbeumo will be available for selection tonight. Cameroon international Mbeumo and Ivory Coast star Diallo play their first game of the tournament on December 24.

AFCON runs from December 21 to January 18. United are set to play Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Wolves, Leeds United, Burnley and Manchester City in the Premier League over the course of the tournament.

United will also be without Harry