United are currently in talks with De Gea about a new deal - but only if he is willing to take a major reduction on his current £375,000-a-week salary.
Manchester United's season, which at one point suggested a quadruple was possible, is stuttering towards an unhappy ending after Europa League embarrassment against Sevilla - with attention turning to summer transfer plans
Manchester United’s disastrous exit from Europa League following 0-3 drubbing by Sevilla underlined the major summer clear-out facing Erik ten Hag.
As many as 12 senior players are set to be axed this summer, as boss Ten Hag gets ruthless with the second phase of his Man United rebuild. Hapless United skipper Harry Guire, calamity keeper David De Gea and injury-prone striker Anthony Martial are all set to be relieved of this summer.
Ten Hag and United Football Director John Murtough had already decided which players needed to be moved on, before Thursday’s embarrassing 3-0 defeat at Sevilla.
Maguire and Martial were on the outgoings list already, but De Gea’s calamitous display in Spain has raised serious doubts about the wisdom of extending his contract.
De Gea and Maguire were culpable for Sevilla’s opener, with the former also responsible for the third goal, after racing from his line and failing to control the ball.
Ten Hag wants a goalkeeper capable of playing the ball out from the back with his feet, which De Gea is simply not equipped to do, as he proved in his error-strewn display in Spain.
De Gea is out of contract this summer and United are currently in talks with him about a new deal - but only if he is willing to take a major reduction on his current £375,000-a-week salary.
Ten Hag is aware of how Manchester City and Liverpool were transformed by the acquisitions of Ederson and Alisson, and knows he needs to make a similar signing if United are to challenge for the title again.
Maguire’s shambolic display confirmed to Ten Hag that the 30-year-old defender must be moved on, while Martial’s latest injury concern has convinced the Man U boss that he also cannot be relied upon.
Midfield duo Fred and Scott McTominay are also under threat, with Ten Hag looking to clear out the dead wood within the squad he inherited when he took over last summer.
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