Manchester United have reportedly sought information on the situation of Bologna manager Thiago Motta, should the club decide to make a managerial change this summer.
26.03.2024 - 21:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Kobbie Mainoo, the rising Manchester United star, has a very famous brother who made his name on Love Island. Kobbie's own quick rise to fame continued this week when he got his first call-up to play for England.
The 18-year-old has hit the ground running in his first season at Manchester United. In fact, he has started 15 of their last 16 games even though he only made his first start in the Premier League in November.
At first, Mainoo was called up to play for the England Under 21s team during the March international break. But after an eye-catching performance in United's 4-3 FA Cup win over Liverpool, Gareth Southgate decided to call Mainoo up to the senior team for friendly matches against Brazil and Belgium this month.
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But there's another surprise. Fans were shocked to find out that Mainoo has a famous brother, Jordan Mainoo-Hames, who was on Love Island and has more than 700,000 followers on Instagram. Jordan was on the fifth season of the reality TV show in 2019, reports the Mirror.
He joined the villa in Mallorca during the third week and quickly started dating Anna Vakili. But they broke up after Jordan started liking new girl India Reynolds. Jordan and Anna were voted off the island on Day 52 - less than a week before the show ended.
Since his time on Love Island, Jordan has been a model for big names like Vogue and Louis Vuitton, and he's also been selling upmarket houses in Manchester. He told the Manchester Evening News: "I looked at all my favourite high-performance celebrities and tried to figure out what the denominator was between them all achieving
Manchester United have reportedly sought information on the situation of Bologna manager Thiago Motta, should the club decide to make a managerial change this summer.
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Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha believes Jarrad Branthwaite would have to adapt to the pressures of a bigger club, should he make the switch from Everton.
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Rodri says Manchester City are about to hit their best form - if they are sensible about the international break.
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