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Not Sancho: Man United stuck with£13m forgotten man,'no firm interest'from any club

Manchester United want to offload a few of their first-team members in order to balance their books.

Without the European football games next season, United could aim to trim their squad size and decrease pressure on their bloated wage bill.

Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony, and Tyrell Malacia are likely to head for the Old Trafford exit door.

The Athletic have now revealed that United are also struggling to drum up suitors for Tyrell Malacia as there is no firm interest in the left-back.

Malacia spent the second half of last season on loan at PSV Eindhoven but failed to convince with his showings.

The Dutch defender was the first signing of the Erik ten Hag era.

The Red Devils paid a fee of around £13 million to complete his transfer from Feyenoord on an initial four-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.

Malacia was expected to provide competition for Luke Shaw, but recurring injuries prevented him from securing a regular starting spot.

He made 22 Premier League appearances in his first season but missed the entire 2023-24 campaign due to a knee injury.

The 25-year-old underwent multiple surgeries, which extended his time on the sidelines for 17 months.

Malacia featured a few times under Amorim but he does not suit the 3-4-2-1 system.

He was signed with the ideology of moving him into midfield when his team is in possession.

Amorim prefers to field attacking wing-backs who can provide width and deliver crosses.

United signed Patrick Dorgu from Serie A outfit Lecce in January.

Harry Amass has been promoted to the senior set-up and will provide a back-up option to the Portuguese head coach.

Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui can also operate in that role in an emergency.

Malacia is a forgotten man at United and no longer has a place in the squad.

The Red Devils may have to sell him at a bargain price or agree to send him on loan and partially cover his wages.

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