The absence of Champions League football means only a select few players will be excluded from entry as clubs struggle to raise funds.
Manchester United are willing to listen to offers for most first-team players this summer, apart from a handful of new stars, Telegraph Sport understands. Old Trafford’s new hierarchy will reportedly take a very flexible approach to this summer’s transfer window given severe financial constraints and the potential loss of Champions League revenue He says he is ready.
There is a widespread perception among recruitment agents and rival club managers that Manchester United’s new regime, led by Ineos, will be very liberal when it comes to sales and will evaluate all offers on their merits. Even if United are not, for example, actively looking to offload a player like Marcus Rashford, it is understandable why United would sincerely consider a credible offer for the struggling England striker, especially if they express a desire to take on a new challenge.
United are reportedly prioritizing the signing of a striker, a central midfielder and a right central midfielder this summer, but they must raise funds through sales to increase a transfer budget that would otherwise have to be very modest. The impending absence of Champions League matches at Old Trafford next season will be partly offset by the 25 per cent pay cut that players will be required to take as part of their contracts.
But United would effectively be pursuing a sell-to-buy policy if the club skips Europe entirely, so tight are their finances after spending £555m over the previous three summers and being constrained by Premier League profits and sustainability rules. It seems an unlikely scenario, but after a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Burnley on Saturday, where United were booed by supporters, United will now face Newcastle for a place in the Europa League. I ended up getting caught up in it. Victory in the FA Cup final against Manchester City next month will give them an alternative path to the Europa League.
Garnacho Mainoo and Hojlund are off limits
Exciting young talents such as Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala and Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirths could be on the market this summer, and United would normally be interested. However, some influential figures at Old Trafford expect, barring anything else, to match the £80m-90m fees the club paid to the likes of Harry Maguire and Anthony in recent years. It is said that there are very few people there. Summer sale. That’s why Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos team, new CEO Omar Berada and new CTO Jason Wilcox, are thought to be so open about potential costs. Officials suggested United recognize they need to be nimble and flexible in the market as they work to restructure their squad amid tough financial times. With the likes of Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojland at the center, United want to build a team that will have great success over the next few years, but the club are reportedly reluctant to narrow their pool of candidates. It is said there are options for other parts of the team as well.
This means that United are prepared to talk to interested parties over Rashford, for example, if an offer arises that requires serious discussion.
The future of Sancho, Anthony and Greenwood
United loaned Sancho to Borussia Dortmund in January and hope to find a permanent buyer for the England winger this summer.
It was a huge disappointment for Anthony to score his first Premier League goal of the season on Saturday since his £85m move from Ajax in September 2022, but United have dealt a huge blow to the Brazilian striker. I might have to give it. Mason Greenwood, a striker that is currently rental of 45 million pounds rental at Getafe in Spain, is another thing that can be sold to collect important funds. Bisak, Center -Salon Victor Linderov, Fields Christian Elixen, Donnie Van de Bik, etc.
United is also hoping that the Saudi Arabi League is ready to earn another large summer cost that will open a valuable market for former very paid players such as Kasemiro. The 32-year-old Brazilian midfielder has two years left on a contract worth around £350,000-a-week, meaning his options in Europe are severely limited.
