Manchester United are set for an important summer transfer window in terms of incomings and outgoings. Erik ten Hag will be eager to offload a portion of his bloated squad, and it's important that the new boss has a say in who stays and who goes if United are to be a force on the pitch once again. Let's take a look at five players who look to have played their final game for the club.
Paul Pogba
French international and wantaway midfielder Paul Pogba should be one of the first players deemed surplus to requirements by ten Hag when his contract is up this summer. Arguably he is United’s most adept midfielder, certainly, when it comes to his progressive passing from the middle of the pitch.
But, his attitude and outbursts to the media by him and his late agent Mino Raiola will be a key factor in United’s decision to let him go. His eye-watering weekly salary of nearly £300,000 a week would also free up a hefty amount of United’s wage budget.
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Aaron Wan-Bissaka
24-year-old right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka is unlikely to be favoured by Ten Hag. He was frozen out of the team by former interim manager Ralf Rangnick in favour of Portuguese international Diogo Dalot due to Wan-Bissaka’s lack of technical ability while in possession.
Ten Hag likes his full-backs to be astute and comfortable with the ball at their feet, something which Wan-Bissaka has struggled with during his time at United. It looks like his days at the club are numbered. United will most likely make a loss on the right-back after they signed him for £50million from Crystal Palace in 2019.
Jesse Lingard
Jesse Lingard will almost certainly leave United this summer. Since his loan move to West Ham, the attacking midfielder has struggled for game time at United, with talisman Bruno Fernandes seemingly blocking Lingard's path to the first team.
And it wouldn't get any easier for Lingard next season, with the possible redemption of Donny van de Beek who shone under Ten Hag at Ajax. It has been reported that West Ham are interested in re-signing the England International on a permanent deal when his contract expires.
Phil Jones
Phil Jones, 30, has been at United for 11 years. During his spell with the club, he has spent the majority of his time on the treatment table. In the last three years, he has made just six Premier League appearances. With one year left on his contract, it would be best for all parties to cut ties this summer.
Juan Mata
Juan Mata's move to United hasn’t exactly worked out the way the club had hoped. After the sacking of David Moyes, the man who signed Mata, the Spaniard has often been played out of his preferred attacking midfielder position.
He has had to make do with being played out wide by various managers with different philosophies. Ten Hag favours attacking, high-pressing football and with Mata possessing neither of these key attributes, the 34-year-old looks destined to be moved on this summer, with it looking unlikely that United will renew his contract.
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