Manchester United are going big this summer – and could raise money from players they spent £170m on
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is open to letting five players leave – that the club spent a whopping £170m on.
This summer looks to be one of the biggest ever at Old Trafford with multiple incomings and outgoings planned to rebuild the side. A number of players have been linked with high-profile exits, including Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo.
United are set to lose Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and Nemanja Matic through free transfers – with the latter announcing his imminent departure himself.
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ESPN are claiming however that five more players can be added to the list. Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Anthony Martial, Alex Telles and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are all up for sale.
United spent big money on these fringe players. Wan-Bissaka and Martial were both purchased in deals worth over £50m, while Eric Bailly was a £30m buy during the Jose Mourinho days. Phil Jones was the first of the five to join – for £17m from Blackburn Rovers.
Alex Telles is the cheapest of the five, bought as a back-up left-back under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from Porto.
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The Red Devils are unlikely to recoup anywhere near what they paid for the five. Still, with Ten Hag being granted what is believed to be around £150m for his first transfer budget, sales could help boost his ability to spend.
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The rumour mill is linking the likes of Darwin Nunez and Frenkie De Jong with moves to Old Trafford.
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