The 10 stars who could leave Man Utd as Ruben Amorim prepares for clearout
Manchester United are expected to freshen up their squad to help Ruben Amorim make new additions in his first summer window, with as many as 10 senior players at risk
Marcus Rashford speaking with Ruben Amorim
Marcus Rashford is among the Manchester United stars who Ruben Amorim may allow to leave (
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Ruben Amorim has been in charge at Manchester United for a month and already has a pretty good idea of which players he wants and those he must offload.
Only a core of the current United squad are safe, as Amorim looks to reshape the playing personnel, with several out of contract at the end of the season, while others will be sold this summer. Here, Mirror Football looks at 10 players United will be looking to move on this summer, to raise funds to rebuild Amorim's squad, including those who are out of contract and will not be offered an extension.
Marcus Rashford
United are open to offers for Rashford, after another underwhelming start to the season from a player who was once valued at £100million, but for whom United will now be lucky to get £40m. After plundering a career-best 30 goals in the 2022-23 season, Rashford signed a new deal worth £300,000-a-week, but scored just eight last season and seven this term. Selling homegrown players represents pure profit on the balance sheet, with United now ready to cash in on Rashford.
Antony
An unmitigated flop, the £86m United paid Ajax for the winger will go down as one of the most expensive mistakes in the history of English football, even more so because the Red Devils were initially quoted around £35m for the Brazilian. Off-field issues, a lack of consistency on it and a suspect attitude have combined to make the purchase of Antony symbolic of everything that has been wrong at United over the past decade, with moves already under way to sell him on, albeit at a huge loss.
Victor Lindelof
Out of contract at the end of the season, Lindelof, signed for £31m by former United boss Jose Mourinho in 2017, has been surplus to requirements for some time. He has fallen down the defensive pecking order at Old Trafford, while a recent spate of injuries has reduced his availability, with the Swede restricted to 58 minutes of Premier League football this season and set to leave as a free agent at the end of the campaign.
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Antony is among the high-profile flops who could end up leaving Manchester United (
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Christian Eriksen
Like Lindelof, Eriksen is out of contract at the end of this season and free to talk to other clubs from January 1. Although he started Amorim's first game in charge, a 1-1 draw at Ipswich on November 24, the midfielder has been an unused sub in three subsequent matches and did not feature at all in the other. Having joined United under former boss Erik ten Hag in 2022, as a free agent, Eriksen's time at Old Trafford is now coming to an end.
Jonny Evans
The 36-year-old centre-back underlined his enduring value when he returned to United last season, ostensibly as cover, but ended up playing far more regularly than he or the club anticipated when injuries decimated the defence. It says everything about United's defensive shortcomings that Evans, the oldest outfield player in United's current squad, has arguably been their most reliable centre-back, but he is out of contract in the summer and is set to move on.
Jonny Evans has played more regularly than some expected during his second Manchester United spell (
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Casemiro
It was a surprise when the former Real Madrid star and five-time Champions League winner did not leave in the summer, after a disappointing second season at United, in which he failed to replicate the impact and influence of his first, having joined for £60m. He had a shocker in United's 3-0 defeat at home to Liverpool this season, at fault for two of the goals, before being subbed at half-time. On £350,000-a-week, selling him for a modest fee and getting Casemiro off the wage bill is paramount for United.
Harry Maguire
This summer it looks as though the England defender will finally make the move, after six years at Old Trafford. Stripped of the captaincy in the summer of 2023, when Ten Hag gave the armband to Bruno Fernandes, Maguire has been the epitome of professionalism since, showing reliability when others have been unavailable. Although out of contract at the end of the season, United have an option to extend it by a year, but are likely to try to cash in on the £80m defender for around £15m.
Luke Shaw
Shaw's perpetual injury problems mean United are ready to cut their losses on the left-back and sign a replacement who can provide the durability and reliability that has eluded him in a decade at the club, since joining for £27m. When fully fit, Shaw is one of the most accomplished left-backs in Europe, with the added versatility of being able to play at left centre-half, in a back three favoured by Amorim. But his latest injury setback has underlined why United are ready to sell him, although finding a buyer for a player who cannot remain fit is likely to prove problematic.
Tyrell Malacia
Erik ten Hag's first signing as United boss has endured a nightmare spell, missing the whole of last season following knee surgery and then suffering a succession of related issues which delayed his comeback. Malacia made his long-awaited return in United's 3-2 win over Bodo Glimt at the end of last month, but was way off the pace, at fault for one of the goals conceded and subbed at the break. Another United will look to move on in the summer, for around half of the £13m they paid for him.
Tom Heaton
Goalkeeper Heaton returned to United in 2021, 11 years after first leaving the club, having not made a first-team appearance. He finally made his United debut in December 2021, as a sub in a Champions League match against Young Boys. With no appearances this season or last, it is no surprise that United will let the 38-year-old go next summer, when his contract is up.
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