Jadon Sancho walks past Marcus Rashford during their respective loan spells at Chelsea and Aston Villa.
Manchester United are determined to oversee a crop of big-money sales.
The transfer window will reopen again on Monday, meaning it will soon be time for Manchester United to step up their efforts in the seller's market.
United enjoyed a very encouraging start to the summer prior to the window temporarily closing on Tuesday, wrapping up the signing of Matheus Cunha from Wolves and identifying Brentford ace Bryan Mbeumo as their next target.
Despite seeing an opening offer worth £55million turned down for the Bees attacker, United have remained in talks with the Londoners and they are expected to lodge a new and improved bid once the window reopens.
It is believed Brentford are holding out for similar fee to the £62.5m United paid Wolves to sign Cunha, although the latter had a release clause in his contract at Molineux.
Nevertheless, Brentford are entitled to value Mbeumo at somewhere in the region of £60m on the back of a 20-goal season in the Premier League. However, if United press ahead with their pursuit of Mbeumo, make a breakthrough and sign him for a fee in the region of £60m, further incomings will then be fully dependent on outgoings.
United are unable to turn to a bottomless pit this summer and in addition to trying to sign Mbeumo, United also plan to sign a striker, a midfielder and a goalkeeper.
Fortunately, United have a crop of players they are actively looking to sell this summer, and a handful of them are big-name players, meaning they could be recipient of some handsome fees.
United's success rate in the seller's market has gradually improved under Ineos, but there is still a long way to go in their attempts to master the art of two-way recruitment.
Manchester United want to make Bryan Mbeumo their second summer signing. (Image: David Rogers/Getty Images.)
United have identified Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony as priority sales after spending time out on loan in 2024/25. None of them feature in Ruben Amorim's plans and the club has no plans to reintegrate them into the squad this summer.
It is understood United value Rashford at £40m and Antony, who has created a market for himself after impressing on loan at Real Betis in the second half of the season, should be available for £32.5m.
United would have banked up to £25m from Chelsea for Sancho had they not backed out of their obligation to sign him permanently. It is expected that he will be available for somewhere in the region of £20m.
If United successfully offload those three at the aforementioned valuations, they will bank £92.5m, and that figure could go a long way towards funding the addition of a striker, which remains a top priority.
Although Rashford, Sancho and Antony have been identified as priority sales to bring in funds, Alejandro Garnacho is another player increasingly likely to move on. He has been informed he will be allowed to leave Old Trafford if the club receives an acceptable offer.
Napoli saw a £40m bid turned down for the Argentine back in January after it failed to meet United's valuation. Garnacho is a player with enormous potential and should be valued at a base price of £50m.
The prospect of adding that figure or more to the kitty would go a long way towards helping United achieve their ambitions this summer.
They have made an excellent start to the off-season by signing Cunha and putting the wheels in motion in an attempt to sign Mbeumo, but they need more than just two attackers. Without overseeing a crop of high-profile sales, however, they will be unable to do an awful lot more.