Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim faces a huge challenge to remove a bloated list of unwanted first-team players this summer.
The Portuguese boss has been instructed to cut costs within his squad after United missed out on European qualification at the back end of 2024/25.
The Red Devils worst-ever Premier League finish of 15th heightened the pressure on Amorim's position but the former Sporting CP coach had rejected rumours he could leave.
However, there will be some faces heading out of the Old Trafford exit door in the coming weeks, as Amorim aims to slash his wage bill.
There is a particular focus on returning loan players being moved on with Marcus Rashford, Antony and Jadon Sancho all tipped to move on, if Amorim can find buyers for the trio.
Rashford has been linked to Barcelona, but the Catalan giants are yet to make a formal offer for the 27-year-old, with Sancho and Antony not in Amorim's plans.
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Alongside the above trio, Amorim is also looking to move on defender Tyrell Malacia, following a six-month loan stint at PSV Eindhoven.
Malacia secured a Dutch league title medal, as PSV overhauled Ajax in the run-in, but the former Feyenoord full-back has been made available for transfer by the club.
The Netherlands international appeared to take a swipe at Amorim after landing in Eindhoven, posting on social media, that it's good to be 'finally playing good football again'.
However, Amorim's desire to sell - and Malacia's apparent openness to leave - has not materialised into a transfer offer from an interested club at this stage.
As per reports from the The Athletic, Amorim expected PSV to reach out over retaining Malacia, but that's not been the case.
Previous rumoured interest from the Netherlands and Serie A remains unconfirmed - and despite setting a bargain price of £7m - Amorim is struggling to offload the 25-year-old as part of a growing pattern at Old Trafford this summer.
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