MANCHESTER, England -- Ruben Amorim has said Manchester United are hoping to negotiate with the federations of Cameroon , Morocco and Ivory Coast in an attempt to delay the departures of Bryan Mbeumo , Noussair Mazraoui and Amad Diallo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations .

United are set to lose the trio for the duration of the tournament, which runs from Dec. 21 to Jan. 18 in Morocco.

Amorim is expecting Mbeumo, Mazraoui and Amad to be called up two weeks before it kicks off, but he's hopeful deals can be agreed with their respective associations.

United would ideally like to have the strongest squad possible for the trip to Wolves on December 8 and Bournemouth's visit to Old Trafford on Dec. 15.

"We have the rules when we will have to release the players," Amorim said.

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