Erik ten Hag is set to trim his Manchester United team by selling up to 10 players this summer and could yet decide to sell Harry Maguire.
Ten Hag signed a three-year contract to take over the Old Trafford club in April and flew in to England from Amsterdam this week.
The 52-year-old has already started work at United but will be staying in London before he attends the club’s last game of this campaign against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Ten Hag, who won the Eredivisie with Ajax this season, will meet his new team on Monday as he looks to kick-start his Old Trafford tenure.
The Dutchman will oversee a major overhaul this summer with up to 10 players expected to leave Manchester United, according to the Daily Mail.
Dean Henderson looks set to leave having failed to displace David de Gea as United’s first choice this term. Newcastle United have been linked with the 25-year-old but Bournemouth are also in the mix.
United value Henderson at around £40m and will hope to attract a similar fee for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who will be sold after a poor spell at the club.
Much was expected of the right back when he completed a £50m move from Crystal Palace in 2019 but Wan-Bissaka has been part of an underwhelming United defence and has even lost his place in the team to Diogo Dalot.
Paul Pogba is heading the list of free agents on their way out, with Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus both keen to sign the France international.
Pogba agreed terms with Manchester City this month but U-turned on the move due to concerns over how United supporters would react.
Jesse Lingard has also played his last game for the Red devils and could return to West Ham, where he flourished on loan last campaign. A number of European sidea have also expressed interest in signing him, including AC Milan.
Edinson Cavani, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata and Lee Grant will also leave on free transfers, while Ten Hag is reportedly open to selling Eric Bailly and Phil Jones, who have both struggled for regular game-time.
It is even claimed that Ten Hag will consider offloading United captain Maguire if he is able to bring one of his top two defensive targets to Old Trafford, with Ajax’s Jurrien Timber and Lisandro Martinez both linked with moves.
Speaking last week, Ten Hag conceded his job at Manchester United was a ‘difficult’ but ‘fantastic challenge’.
‘It feels like a challenge to put the club back on track of winning. The options are there, including financially,’ Ten Hag told Voetbal International magazine. ‘I’ve also got a good feeling about the people who are there, and that we can take a step in the direction.’
