Manchester United has begun to put plans in motion for another upcoming squad overhaul in the summer under the command of current AFC Ajax tactician Erik ten Hag.
The Dutch manager is widely expected to be confirmed as the next long-term appointment on the Old Trafford touchline after he has leaped to the head of the queue to take the reigns from current interim boss Ralf Rangnick, and United has already listed a cadre of current players that could be jettisoned in the summer to make room for the expected incomings.
As reported by the Mirror’s Manchester football correspondent David McDonnell, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial are just two of six players in the first-team squad that could be on their way out of the club to allow Ten Hag the room and finances to begin a massive overhaul.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Alex Telles, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford could leave #mufc to allow Erik ten Hag to begin his overhaul #mulive [@DiscoMirror]
— utdreport (@utdreport) April 20, 2022
Rebuilding plans have recently been confirmed by Rangnick himself in the wake of United being steamrolled by Liverpool yesterday in a 4-0 loss at Anfield, stating; “There will be a rebuild here. Six, seven, maybe TEN new players will come.”
Ten Hag is expected to receive an initial £200-million to splash on incomings to mold the team into his image, which could include a move for Villarreal defender Pau Torres after fresh links have placed him as a possible transfer target for United, with both Eric Bailly and Phil Jones potentially on the chopping block.
#mufc‘s targets include Harry Kane and Declan Rice, although they would swallow all of United’s transfer budget, while cheaper options could see moves for Darwin Núñez and Rúben Neves #mulive [@DiscoMirror]
— utdreport (@utdreport) April 20, 2022
Erik ten Hag sees a key role for Donny van de Beek at #mufc going forward #mulive [@DiscoMirror]
— utdreport (@utdreport) April 20, 2022
