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Manchester United expiring contracts: Who is free to leave next summer and in 2026?

Manchester United are attempting to return to former glories under the leadership of head coach Ruben Amorim, who took charge of the Red Devils in October 2024.

The futures of a number of first-team players are currently unclear, and it has already been an interesting summer transfer window for the 20-time English champions.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Man United players whose contracts expire next summer.

Which Man United players are out of contract next summer?

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Age: 39

Position: Goalkeeper

Transfer value: £211,000

Joined: July 2, 2021

Joining fee: Free transfer

Man United appearances: 3

Man United clean sheets: 3

Club Honours

EFL Cup (1): 2022-23

FA Cup (1): 2023-24

Heaton has signed another one-year contract at Old Trafford to take him to the summer of 2026, and he will again be the club's number three goalkeeper during the 2026-27 campaign.

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Age: 33

Position: Central midfielder

Transfer value: £16.9m

Joined: August 22, 2022

Joining fee: £70m

Man United appearances: 125

Man United goals: 17

Club Honours

Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior (1): 2010

Copa Sudamericana (1): 2012

La Liga (3): 2016-17, 2019-20, 2021-22

Copa del Rey (1): 2013-14

Spanish Super Cup (3): 2017, 2019-20, 2021-22

UEFA Champions League (5): 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22

UEFA Super Cup (3): 2016, 2017, 2022

FIFA Club World Cup (3): 2016, 2017, 2018

EFL Cup (1): 2022-23

FA Cup (1): 2023-24

Casemiro proved his worth to head coach Ruben Amorim in the second half of the 2024-25 campaign, and the experienced midfielder has another 12 months left to run on his contract.

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Age: 25

Position: Left-back

Transfer value: £6m

Joined: July 5, 2022

Joining fee: £13m

Man United appearances: 47

Man United goals: 0

Club Honours

KNVB Cup (1): 2017-18

Johan Cruyff Shield (1): 2018

EFL Cup (1): 2022-23

Malacia missed the entirety of the 2022-23 season due to a serious knee injury which required two separate operations. The Dutchman made the move to PSV Eindhoven on loan in the latter stages of the January transfer window, but he will not be joining the Eredivisie team on a permanent basis.

The club attempted to shift the full-back on during the 2025 transfer window, but a failure to find a club means Malacia could leave upon the expiration of his contract in 2026.

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Age: 32

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £15.3m

Joined: August 5, 2019

Joining fee: £80m

Man United appearances: 246

Man United goals: 15

Club Honours

EFL Cup (1): 2022-23

FA Cup (1): 2023-24

Maguire was thought to be surplus to requirements at Old Trafford in the summer of 2023, but he managed to win back the trust of now former head coach Erik ten Hag during the 2023-24 campaign.

The 32-year-old has proven himself to new head coach Amorim, meanwhile, and his contract was recently extended for a further 12 months to take him to the summer of 2026.

Jadon Sancho on May 25, 2025

Age: 25

Position: Attacker

Transfer value: £25m

Joined: July 23, 2021

Joining fee: £73m

Man United appearances: 83

Man United goals: 12

Club Honours

EFL Cup (1): 2022-23

Chelsea ultimately turned down the chance to sign Sancho on a permanent basis this summer, and the forward returned to Manchester United, but the winger has since joined Aston Villa on a season-long loan.

While his contract is set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 season, there are increasing reports that Man Utd will extend his contract before attempting to earn a transfer fee next summer.

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