{"id":558108,"date":"2020-07-15T08:07:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T12:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=558108"},"modified":"2020-07-15T08:07:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T12:07:34","slug":"report-manchester-united-ready-to-sell-six-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/15\/report-manchester-united-ready-to-sell-six-players\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Manchester United Ready to Sell Six Players"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> are willing to sell a group of unwanted first-team players this summer as they look to boost their transfer funds.<\/p>\n

Manchester United Ready to Sell Six Players<\/h2>\n

United Open to Offers<\/h3>\n

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a> is willing to sell a number of fringe players in order to increase the club’s spending power.<\/p>\n

According to The Telegraph<\/a>‘s James Ducker, the Red Devils are happy to sell six players if the offers are right.<\/p>\n

Alexis Sanchez<\/a>, Marcos Rojo<\/a>, Chris Smalling<\/a>, Phil Jones<\/a>, Jesse Lingard<\/a> and Diogo Dalot<\/a> are all being shown the door at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

If Solskjaer wants to have another summer of spending then some players will have to make way first.<\/p>\n

The Norwegian boss has splashed the cash in his tenure so far; a big transfer budget saw Harry Maguire<\/a>, Aaron Wan-Bissaka<\/a>, Daniel James<\/a> and Bruno Fernandes<\/a>\u00a0arrive.<\/p>\n

Yet with the financial implications of Covid-19, United may have to work within their means this transfer window.<\/p>\n

United Keen to Get Sanchez off the Wage Bill<\/h3>\n

The departure of Alexis Sanchez, who is currently on loan at Inter Milan<\/a>, is one United’s key tasks this summer.<\/p>\n

Sanchez has a salary of \u00a3400,000 a week and the former English champions are desperate to get him off the wage bill. United currently pay \u00a3175,000 of his weekly salary.<\/p>\n

The Chilean forward, now 31-years-old, has found form at the San Siro recently, which should help attract prospective buyers.<\/p>\n

Fellow Serie A club AS Roma<\/a> are keen to extend the loan spell of United defender Chris Smalling. The 30-year-old hit the ground running in Rome but the two clubs appear at odds over his future.<\/p>\n

Roma want another loan deal but United prefer something more permanent. It is believed the clubs are discussing a \u00a321 million deal that the Italian side take up after another season-long loan.<\/p>\n

United Willing to Sell Lingard and Jones<\/h3>\n

Both Lingard and Jones are out of favour at Old Trafford and tipped to be leaving this summer.<\/p>\n

Neither have played since the restart, with Jones only making two appearances all season due to a knee injury. Lingard was last seen in a United shirt in a 0-0 draw against Wolves back in February.<\/p>\n

It’s expected that Lingard could attract a decent fee, with interest from both the\u00a0Premier League <\/a>and countries further afield.<\/p>\n

Rojo left for a loan spell with Argentinian side Estudiantes<\/a> in January and isn’t expected to play at the Theatre of Dreams again.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dalot, signed by Jose Mourinho in 2018, has fallen out of favour under Solskjaer. The United boss has preferred Luke Shaw<\/a>, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Brandon Williams<\/a> as his full-back options this campaign. The ex-Porto defender is expected to leave this summer.<\/p>\n

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