MANCHESTER UNITED have scheduled meetings this week to discuss outgoings in the summer transfer window.
United officials intend to provide clarity on certain players’ futures to pave the way for smooth departures.
Andre Onana has spent this season on loan at Trabzonspor Credit: Getty
Joshua Zirkzee has only scored nine times in 71 United games Credit: Getty
, , and will all be free to find new clubs.
United require £18.9million to avoid a loss on Onana, who is on a season-long loan at Turkish club Trabzonspor, under the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules.
The cost of signings within the last five years is spread over the length of their contracts and United bought Onana for £47.2m from in 2023 on a five-year deal.
Trabzonspor have expressed interest in signing Onana, 30, permanently.
United could struggle to secure the £21.9m needed for Zirkzee, who has not started a match since December.
The 24-year-old has scored one Premier League goal in the past year and managed just nine in 71 appearances for United.
An option could be to negotiate a season-long loan with an interested club, including an obligation to buy, as they have done with at .
Ugarte, 25, will be available for around £25m after two dismal seasons following his switch from .
Marcus Rashford is on track to win LaLiga at Barcelona Credit: Getty
Manuel Ugarte could be sold on the cheap this summer Credit: Getty
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set to revamp United’s squad Credit: PA
United want to sign at least two central midfielders and the club hierarchy’s faith in Ugarte started to dwindle last summer.
Ugarte was then-manager Erik ten Hag’s third-choice defensive midfield target in the 2024 summer window.
That was United’s first summer under co-owner and his Ineos team had watched Ugarte closely during the Uruguayan’s year in France with PSG.
Barcelona have a £26m option to make Rashford’s season-long loan a permanent deal but there are doubts over whether they will keep the international.
A third party is continuing discussions on behalf of Rashford, 28, and United sources have expressed irritation at Barca’s attempts to lowball them in negotiations.
Rashford has two years left on his United deal but he is not involved in the club’s plans for the future.
Back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir is expected to join Besiktas while United could cash in on academy midfielder .
Collyer is out of contract next year and currently on loan at . The 22-year-old was briefly ahead of in the midfield pecking order midway through last term but has endured an injury-plagued campaign.
Casemiro, and will all be released. Academy graduate Tyler Fredricson may also be let go, with his contract up in the summer.
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