Football Apr 03, 2026

Manchester United hoping to make over £100m as part of summer rebuild with five players set to leave Old Trafford

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Manchester United hoping to make over £100m as part of summer rebuild with five players set to leave Old Trafford

Manchester United are likely to make over £100 million as they plan for a summer rebuild, with eight senior players expected to leave Old Trafford.

United are currently third in the Premier League with seven game to play. If they return to the Champions League next season, they would earn around £16m for reaching the group stages and that number could significantly rise on how they perform - with English clubs earning at least £40m this season for reaching the last 16.

But focus will also turn towards potential departures as United prepare for a vital transfer window to rebuild their squad ahead of next season.

Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford are five senior players expected to leave the club permanently this summer, with three others set to leave at the end of their contracts.

Rashford is currently on loan at Barcelona, who have a £26m option to buy him permanently in the summer.

Your Site News understands Barcelona's priority is to keep him beyond this season, but they will discuss internally in the comings weeks how to proceed.

They can either pay the £26m or look to renegotiate - but United are not interested in renegotiating the fee and Your Site News understands there is confidence he could be sold for a higher fee elsewhere.

If Barcelona are not prepared to pay the option, Rashford will return to Carrington - but that does not mean the club are planning for a reunion with the striker.

Sources have told Your Site News that both the player, his representatives and the club will continue to work on securing him a permanent move away from Old Trafford.

Rashford has rediscovered some form at Barca, with 23 goal contributions for the Catalans this season and could play a role for England in this summer's World Cup.

Meanwhile, United are also set to make a sizeable fee on Hojlund, with Napoli closing in on Champions League qualification. The Dane is currently on a season-long loan at Napoli which will turn into an obligation to buy for £38m if the Italians secure their place in Europe's premier club competition next season - they are currently third with a five-point lead over Cesc Fabregas's Como.

Elsewhere, Ugarte and Zirkzee have had limited game time this season and as a result both are likely to leave Old Trafford, while Senne Lammens' impressive debut season as the club's new No 1 puts Onana's United future highly in doubt, with the Cameroon international currently on a season-long loan at Turkish side Trabzonspor.

All three players, though, would still be expected to attract interest from around Europe and United will hope for good fees for the trio, with Serie A clubs especially interested in a return to Italy for Zirkzee.

With Casemiro, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia's contracts all expiring in the summer, there will also be significant wage space freed up to reinvest in the squad.

The club will not go back on their decision to let Casemiro go as they plan for the future - and as reported last week on Your Site News, the midfield remains the priority for United to reinvest in, while the club are also looking at left-wing and left-back as positions of interest.

Lewis Hall, Yan Diomande and Iliman Ndiaye are among the names United are considering as they look to strengthen ahead of a likely return to European competition next season, writes Vik Varange and Danyal Khan.

An ideal summer window would include at least two midfielders signed, with Brighton's Carlos Baleba still a target after a move to Old Trafford failed to materialise last summer and Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson also high on United's list of targets.

As previously reported, Wolves' Joao Gomes is another potential target and could be a cheaper option to reinforce the squad with Wolves likely to be relegated. Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton is also a name under consideration.

RB Leipzig forward Diomande is high on United's list of left-wing targets ahead of this summer's transfer window. He fits the profile of a right-footed left-winger and has huge potential at just 19 years old.

Meanwhile, Everton's Ndiaye is another player United are monitoring in this position. The 26-year-old scored in Everton's 3-0 win against Chelsea before the international break, continuing an impressive season under David Moyes.

At full-back, the club hold an interest in Eintracht Frankfurt's Nathaniel Brown. The 22-year-old Germany international has four goals and four assists in the Bundesliga this campaign.

Newcastle's Hall is also on their radar after an impressive season that has earned involvement in Thomas Tuchel's last England camp ahead of the World Cup.

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