Dan Ashworth is only in his job three days and already he has big plans to revolutionise this Manchester United squad.
Manchester United finally appointed Dan Ashworth this week after months of negotiations with Newcastle. He joins an impressive structure which Ineos have put in place already.
This includes Omar Berrada, Jason Wilcox and the new director of recruitment Christopher Vivell. The difference between these men making decisions and what has been the norm at United for the past decade at least is night and day.
Ineos and Ashworth have plenty of time to make up for and now according to reports, there could be a huge shift this summer to clear out seven players who are surplus to requirements at Old Trafford.
Who are the seven players Dan Ashworth is planning to sell?
Ashworth clearly has big plans for this Manchester United team and he isn’t going to wait around to make things happen with seven players on his ‘to sell’ list this summer.
This is according to a report by the Mirror which explains that while in effect only a handful of players are guaranteed to be safe this summer – with the names being obvious – United actively are trying to offload seven.
Whether the club manage to offload these seven remains to be seen, but the idea is that if it is managed, United would see this summer’s transfer budget significantly bolstered.
As of right now, only Greenwood appears to be close to a move with Marseille and Lazio duking it out right now to sign the 22-year-old.
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Should all seven be sold by Manchester United this summer?
Of these seven only one is a name we’d like to see kept beyond this summer in an ideal world.
To start with, the Brazilian duo should absolutely be let go if the opportunity arises this summer. Neither Antony nor Casemiro had a good season in 2023/24 and therefore selling both would be ideal but getting rid of Antony could prove difficult as United would want to recoup some of his £86m fee.
Eriksen seems destined to depart, having spoken out over his unhappiness at a lack of game time. Meanwhile, Lindelof is attracting Premier League and Turkish interest.
Sancho, like Greenwood, has no place in Ten Hag’s squad and an exit seems more than likely, sooner than later.
The one we’d like to keep is Maguire after the former United captain was immense last season and with the defence being rebuilt, he’d still be a solid option in the squad and he’s also a good figure in the team too.
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