MANCHESTER, England -- Ruben Amorim has revealed he still doesn't know whether he will have Bryan Mbeumo , Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui available to face Bournemouth on Monday.

The trio are set to travel to the Africa Cup of Nations later this month.

Amorim said the club are still in negotiations with the federations of Cameroon , Ivory Coast and Morocco about when they have to be released.

He's hoping to get a final decision by Saturday at the latest.

FIFA have issued a statement insisting players must be released at least a week before each nation's first game of the tournament -- which kicks off with Morocco against Comoros on Dec. 21.

Mbeumo's Cameroon and Amad's Ivory Coast begin their campaigns on Dec. 24.

"We are still in conversation with the national teams

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