Erik ten Hag will oversee a summer clearout of senior Manchester United players, with at least 15 having their futures under threat
Other players Ten Hag is considering allowing to leave include Donny van de Beek, Anthony Elanga, Dean Henderson and Brandon Williams. Alex Telles, Hannibal Mejbri and Eric Bailly, who are out on loan, are almost certain to depart and the out-of-contract Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe are definitely leaving.
Not all those whose futures are in doubt will depart because Ten Hag needs to balance moving on players he does not want as first choices with making a small number of elite signings and keeping an appropriate squad depth. Regarding Maguire and Lindelöf, he may not sanction a sale of both because it could be difficult to buy two new first-team squad centre-backs; the former is the favourite to be let go.
David de Gea, part of the defensive horror show with Maguire in Seville, is yet to sign a new contract but it is understood he may do because Ten Hag’s priorities in the summer market are an elite No 9 and strengthening midfield. Ten Hag also has to decide whether the loans of Marcel Sabitzer and Wout Weghorst should become permanent deals. It is thought the latter may not be retained but that a deal may be sought with Bayern Munich for Sabitzer.
The amount Ten Hag is able to spend will be shaped by whether there is a takeover by the Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani or Sir Jim Ratcliffe or any injection of money from
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