Manchester United will rebuild next season, and Raphael Varane left the club at the end of the season, leaving only four players in the squad for sale

Brother Bao loves football

2024-05-14 23:16Published in Zhejiang

Manchester United have officially announced that the 31-year-old French centre-back Raphael Varane will leave the club when his contract expires this season. Raphael Varane joined Manchester United from Real Madrid for €40 million in August 2021 and has made 93 appearances for the Reds over the course of three seasons, contributing two goals and one assist, with the only title he has won during that time being the 2022-2023 English League Cup. Although United have two Premier League games and one FA Cup final remaining this season, the team's poor performance in the Premier League has already qualified this season as a failure, especially with the arrival of Sir Ratcliffe, it is imperative for United to rebuild at the end of the season, and the official announcement of Raphael Varane's departure is the official prelude to the purge.

According to media reports close to Manchester United's official media, all Manchester United players can be divided into four categories, one is to leave the team when the contract expires, the second is not for sale, the third is not for sale, and the fourth is for active sale. In addition to Raphael Varane, 28-year-old striker Anthony Martial, 36-year-old veteran centre-back Evans and 38-year-old goalkeeper Heaton are the players whose contract expires at the end of the season. Anthony Martial has made 19 appearances for Manchester United this season, contributing two goals and one assist, and is currently worth 10 million euros, and United will certainly not renew his contract.

Evans returned to Manchester United this season as a central defender, signing only one year on his contract and making 27 appearances for the Reds. Heaton, who came through the United Academy, has made just three appearances for the Reds in three years since returning to the Reds in July 2021, keeping a clean sheet in all of them. Evans and Heaton are also close to retirement age, and if United do not renew their contracts, they will likely retire, and Manchester United will be both the starting point of their careers and the end of their careers. In addition, Amrabat, who is on loan from Fiorentina this season, has not performed as expected, and Manchester United will not buy him out.

Due to the team's poor form this season, Sir Ratcliffe also has nothing for sale in the team's view, with the exception of a few youngsters, 19-year-old Garnacho, 19-year-old Mainou, 19-year-old Cambuvara and 21-year-old Hoylen. Garnacho has made 47 appearances for Manchester United this season, contributing nine goals and five assists, and is worth 40 million euros, which is one of the few highlights of Manchester United's season; Mainou has made 29 appearances for Manchester United this season, contributing three goals and one assist, and is worth 35 million euros; Cambuvara has made 10 appearances for Manchester United this season and is worth €5 million, and the Reds will sign three Academy graduates with a pay increase. In addition, Hojlen, who transferred from Atalanta for 73.9 million euros this season, has made 40 appearances, contributed 14 goals and 2 assists, and his value remains at 65 million euros, and he is also the hope of Manchester United's revival.

The third category of players is considered by Manchester United's management to be decent performers, but not indispensable for the future of the team, and if a sufficiently tempting offer arrives, United will release them. They are 29-year-old captain Fernandes, 27-year-old midfielder McTominay, 25-year-old defender Diogo Dalot, 28-year-old defender Luke Shaw, 26-year-old centre-back Lisandro Martinez and 28-year-old goalkeeper Onana.

Fernandes have made 45 appearances for Manchester United this season, contributing 15 goals and 11 assists, and his contract expires in June 2026, and he is still Manchester United's best performer this season, but Manchester United's poor performances in recent seasons have made Fernandes feel uncomfortable, and if an offer that meets Fee's value (70 million euros) arrives, Manchester United will not stop him from leaving. Scott McTominay has made 40 appearances this season, contributing 10 goals and three assists, saving United at key moments on a number of occasions, and his contract expires in June 2025 and is worth €32 million, and United will renew his contract if no suitable offer comes in the summer window.

Diogo Dalot made 47 appearances, contributing two goals and five assists, and his contract expires in June 2028; Luke Shaw has only made 15 appearances due to injury and his contract expires in June 2027; Lisandro Martinez, also due to injury, has only 11 appearances and his contract expires in June 2027; If there is no convincing offer, they will all remain at United next season. In addition, if Ten Hag stays next season, Onana will definitely stay at Manchester United, but not vice versa.

In the Manchester United team, the largest group is the kind that Manchester United is ready to sell to other teams, as long as the price is passable, you can stun the kind of free shipping. They include Marcus Rashford, Antony, Diallo, Casemiro, Eriksen, Mason Mount, Harry Maguire, Lindelof, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Malacia and Bayndir, who have underperformed in the Manchester United squad this season, as well as Mason Greenwood, Álvaro, Brandon Williams, Pellistri, Donny van de Beek, Mebry and Jadon Sancho, who have been on loan from Manchester United, for a total of 18!

Diallo is worth €18 million, Eriksen is worth €10 million, Harry Maguire is worth €20 million, Lindelof is worth €15 million and Aaron Wan-Bissaka is worth €20 million, and their contracts expire in June 2025; Casemiro is worth 30 million euros and Malacia is worth 18 million euros, and their contracts expire in June 2026; Bayndir is worth 10 million euros and Antony is worth 32 million euros, and their contracts expire in June 2027; Marcus Rashford is worth €40 million and Mount is worth €40 million and their contracts expire in June 2028.

Among the players on loan are Mason Greenwood at €15 million, Alvaro at €7 million, Brandon Williams at €2 million, Donny van de Beek at €7 million, Pellistri at €10 million, Mebley at €12 million and Jadon Sancho at €25 million. The 18 players are worth a whopping €331 million and United are hoping to raise €200 million from selling some of these players in the summer window, then investing in the transfer market and bringing in at least two strikers, two midfielders and two defenders.

However, in Brother Bao's opinion, the most important thing for Manchester United to purge is not any of the above players, but someone who Antony called "bald head".

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