Man Utd have offloaded most of the players they needed to get rid of, but still have Tyrell Malacia - who failed to find a new club.
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Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim.
Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim.(Image: Getty Images)
Manchester United have done well to offload most of their so-called 'bomb squad' in the recently closed summer transfer window.
The Reds have seen Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund, Antony and Jadon Sancho depart Old Trafford either on loan or on a permanent deal. United have taken losses on almost every one of those players, but will at least be pleased to get them off their wage bill after spending heavily this summer.
Reds boss Ruben Amorim will hope that his squad have no further distractions now that the transfer deadline has passed. His team can focus fully on playing football with their futures settled until at least January.
There is still one player, though, who remains stuck at M16 after asking to leave. United full-back Tyrell Malacia will still be training at Carrington having failed to secure a move before Monday's deadline across most of Europe.
However, the Dutchman still has opportunities to depart. The window in Turkey - for example - remains open until September 12. There has been a spate of sales to Turkey from the Premier League in recent times and the prospect remains for Malacia to join a team in the Turkish Super Lig.
The window in Saudi Arabia is another with plenty of days left to run, closing on September 23. Other potential opportunities for Malacia include Belgium, Switzerland (both September 8), Greece (September 12) and Serbia (September 17).
There must now be a recognition on Malacia's part that he must depart to get any game-time this season. Patrick Dorgu, Luke Shaw and Diego Leon would be preferred to him at left-wing back, where he would probably be best suited.
Attention must now be on securing a move away and settling a transfer which has been a long time coming.
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