Manchester United losing the Europa League final has consigned the Red Devils to a bleak post-season rebuild, again, with every member of Rubin Amorim’s squad expendable.
Yes, the situation dictates that every player is effectively up for sale due to the black hole that has emerged in the club’s finances.
Here, we will look at the squad situation and the value of every player up for sale.
As an abject season petered out, it was Bilbao or bust for the Old Trafford club, with Tottenham’s victory compounding United’s worst season in 51 years, including the ignominy of a 15th-place finish in the Premier League table.
Next season will be just their second without a European campaign since 1990.
It can’t get worse, or can it?
The onus is now on Amorim to secure stability and an upward trajectory, but to get results, he will need to recruit players to play in his system on an inferior budget to what he could have accessed, or what Manchester United should be dealing with.
This is the long-term and short-term legacy of failure and decline at Old Trafford.
Europa League glory would have meant Champions League access for next season, and a summer to bask in the shade of relative success and the approximate £100 million of finance that comes with it.
However, all those hopes were banished in the Basque Country, and players will have to be sold to allow the Portuguese coach to mould the squad in his image.
Naturally, each close season period sees players come and go at all clubs, but there is more than a feeling that a few high-profile exits are on the cards in M16.
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Who will stay and who will be sold at Man Utd?
It is likely easier to suggest who should be retained by Amorim, while co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe will have a say, along with CEO Omar Berrada, and technical director Jason Wilcox.
The pressure is on as preparation begins for a critical domestic season, but the passports won’t be required for any Manchester United midweek matches on the continent next term.
Looking back at last season and encapsulated in Bilbao, too few players impressed when it mattered. However, it is possible to identify a core of players that the club is likely to want to retain to act as the nucleus of an Amorim evolution.
Those players are Leny Yoro (£46m), Noussair Mazraoui (£26.9m), and Matthijs de Ligt (£33.6m), while Lisandro Martinez (£37.8m) is still an important figure, despite his long-term injury.
With the help of Transfermarkt for potential values, that quartet has a collective asking price of around £144.3 million.
That is a significant sum that could be recouped, but there is no point in losing quality that needs to be replaced. However, a compromise of sorts will be required.
In between the sticks, Andre Onana has flattered to deceive. Underwhelming, unconvincing, unreliable. He is not likely to be entrusted as United’s number one for next season.
The Cameroonian stopper is said to have a valuation of £26.9m, but the queue for his services won’t stretch too far along Sir Matt Busby Way.
Harry Maguire’s one-year extension means he is likely to stick around. Clubs won’t want to pay a full fee (£15m) for the 32-year-old, but if there is a deal to be done, he could be tempted by longer terms offered elsewhere.
Victor Lindelof is out of contract, while Jonny Evans will soon depart the club, despite taking his place on the controversial post-season Asia tour.
Luke Shaw (£13.4m) is constantly blighted by injury issues, while Diogo Dalot (£29.4m) and Patrick Dorgu (£21m) represent potential sales.
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Bruno Fernandes transfer decision
In midfield, the fulcrum of the Manchester United team is undisputably Bruno Fernandes (£46m), but his status is no longer secure.
The bigger picture, his age (30) and the need to bring in transfer fees could topple any desire for stability around the Portuguese playmaker.
Saudi sides are thought to be sniffing around a landmark deal, with Al-Hilal weighing up a deal that could break the British transfer record, currently set at the £106m Chelsea paid for Enzo Fernandez.
If Fernandes does depart, so would his leadership and impact on the pitch, including goals and assists.His future represents one of the biggest decisions United will make this summer, if a serious bid is made.
A probable sale will be for the services of Kobbie Mainoo.
The England cap will be able to pull in a fee toward the top-end of his estimated value, £46m, and after ending the season on the fringes, he is not likely to be a priority figure for Rubin Amorim.
Manuel Ugarte should have a future at Old Trafford, but Christian Eriksen has effectively departed already, with his contract expiring.
Another who will be staying is Casemiro. The Brazilian is now 33, with another year left on his deal, but quite simply, there are very few clubs that would be able or willing to get near his massive current salary.
One of United’s ongoing problems is the lack of return on the pitch for the superstar wages that certain players are collecting.
Mason Mount (£23m) is another likely to be retained. His form or injury record is not yet strong enough to tempt potential suitors, two years into the £55m deal that saw him swap Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford.
Rashford, Sancho and Antony set to be sold
The situation with attackers is one that Manchester United bosses have to remedy, to improve the current standard on the pitch, and to maximise the sales of those heading for the exit.
In regard to the latter, Marcus Rashford (£42m), Jadon Sancho (£25.2m) and Anthony (£16.8m) appear certain to head to pastures new.
There is a whole other story about wasted fees and potential, but this is just another element of this club in 2025, as it stands.
Rashford and Anthony enjoyed productive loan spells at Aston Villa and Real Betis, respectively, so those stints should prove to be resourceful for pending summer sales.
The same can’t be said for one-time Borussia Dortmund dangerman Sancho, who ultimately failed to deliver in West London.
What was an apparent permanent deal is now likely to end in a £5m break fee for the Blues, with United left to find a solution elsewhere.
Alejandro Garnacho, rated at £37m, is a talented player who has made an impact, but his relationship with Amorim is seemingly beyond repair to the extent that the Argentine has been told he can leave.
His omission from the starting line-up in the Bilbao final has led to the stand-off with the manager opting to assert his authority, with one eye on next season.
Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee are what United’s hopes were pinned on in northern Spain, but they weren’t up to the job then, with lingering doubts if they will ever reach the standard required.
Both men have time on their side, but right now they aren’t senior strikers for United and will need to be replaced, at least temporarily. Loan deals or permanent exits will be considered for the pair, valued respectively at £37m and £29.4m.
Amad remains an enigma, dangerous but not overly dependable.
With a long-term contract, the Ivorian seems destined to be an important element of the squad for the new season, unless another club comes close to his £33.6m price tag.
Ruben Amorim wanted to embrace the challenge of fixing Manchester United. Such is the scale of the operation, he is unlikely to ever face a more formidable test.
The estimated value of every Manchester United player. Source: Transfermarkt
Andre Onana – £26.9m
Tom Heaton – £210,000 *
Altay Bayindir – £8.41m
Matthijs de Ligt – £33.6m
Harry Maguire – £12.6m
Luke Shaw – £13.4m
Noussair Mazraoui – £26.9m
Lisandro Martinez – £37.8m
Victor Lindelof – £8.4m *
Leny Yoro – £46m
Diogo Dalot – £29.4m
Tyrell Malacia – £12.6m
Jonny Evans – £120,000 *
Patrick Dorgu – £21m
Ayden Heaven – £120,000
Casemiro – £10m
Bruno Fernandes – £46m
Mason Mount – £23m
Christian Eriksen – £500,000 *
Manuel Ugarte – £42m
Kobbie Mainoo – £46m
Toby Collyer – £420,000
Marcus Rashford – £42m
Amad Diallo – £33.6m
Joshua Zirkzee – £29.4m
Jadon Sancho – £25.2m
Rasmus Hojlund – £37m
Antony – £16.8m
Alejandro Garnacho – £37.m
* denotes contract expiring on 30 June 2025
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