Manchester United set for HUGE squad clear-out under new CEO: report

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New Manchester United CEO Omar Berrada has outlined his intention to move underperforming players out of the club quickly rather than allowing them to stay too long.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Berrada believes that new signings need to hit their stride within two years of joining or be sold on to strengthen the squad. In recent times, Man United have often been accused of rewarding failure for granting new contracts to inconsistent players in order to preserve their value regardless of their contribution on the pitch.

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Sean Cole
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Sean Cole is a freelance journalist. He has written for FourFourTwo, BBC Sport and When Saturday Comes among others. A Birmingham City supporter and staunch Nikola Zigic advocate, he once scored a hat-trick at St. Andrew’s (in a half-time game). He also has far too many football shirts and spends far too much time reading the Wikipedia pages of obscure players.