Manchester United plans a big boat, and only three athletes are guaranteed to stay | english football

Despite qualifying for the FA Cup final, Manchester United is expected to undergo a major overhaul for next season. In the next transfer window, the boat will be big. According to The Telegraph, the new owner of the English club, Jim Ratcliffe, wants to adopt an “ultra-flexibility” model in negotiations, to ensure that the majority of the squad leaves.

According to the publication, only three athletes have non-negotiable status: young Rasmus Höjlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Kobie Mainoo. The club has made a large investment in signings over the last three seasons, amounting to around 500 million euros (R$2.7 billion).

To comply with the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play, United intends, in addition to selling players, to reduce around 25% of its players’ salaries. Failure to qualify for the Champions League led United management to take such a measure. The search for reinforcements would mainly be for a defender, a midfielder and a right-back.

Brazilian Antony would have been one of the club’s biggest disappointments, which invested 90 million euros (R$494 million) in the former Ajax player, who only scored 11 goals and five assists in two seasons. Other names like Marcus Rashford, highly valued at the club, will not be directly put up for sale, but Manchester United will make no effort to keep him.