The Sun reported that Five Players at United may seek to leave the squad in the January winter transfer window, including Jesse Lingard, Van der Beek, Mata, Eric Bai and Phil Jones, of which Mata, Baie and Jones may not be able to play for the Red Devils again this year.
Among them, Jesse Lingard has made the most appearances this season, and has scored 2 goals and assisted 1 time, but with only half a year left in his contract, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still did not give him the opportunity to start in the Premier League, although in the League Cup first against his old club West Ham, Lin Huang also failed to play the full game.
With Marcus Rashford back, Jesse Lingard's chances of playing may be further diminished. Although he claimed not to have considered a transfer this week, if the current situation continues and continues to miss the main position in the league, in order to participate in next year's World Cup, Lin Huang may try to leave the team again in January, which is completely understandable.
The two other Manchester United midfielders have been tougher than Jesse Lingard, with 33-year-old veteran Juan Mata and 24-year-old Van de Beek finding their chances to play as few as last year, or even fewer than last year.
Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said he thought Van de Beek's situation at Manchester United was "unbelievable". Romano revealed that Everton intend to loan Van der Beek this summer, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United refused to let him go, and promised Fan that he would give him more playing time.
As a result, Van der Beek remained at Manchester United and continued to train diligently, demonstrating a good professionalism. Unfortunately, United broke their promise to play more games and could not give him too many games in the short term, which led to Van de Beek being abandoned by Van Gaal's Dutch side twice in a row. Romano found this unbelievable, and the disheartened Van der Beek would almost certainly ask to leave the team in January.
Spain's veteran Mata renewed his contract this summer, but he only got a chance to play in the League Cup, and Manchester United are already out of this competition, which means that Mata may not be able to play again for the rest of this year. Mata still wants to play a few more games before retiring, and if he wants to make that happen, he has to leave Manchester United.
Ivorian international Eric Bai is in a similar situation to Mata and has only played in the League Cup, and with Maguire, Varane and Lindelof in the squad, it is difficult for Bay to get chances in the Premier League and Champions League. Although in the Champions League battle against Villarreal, Bai comforted Van der Beek, who could not play, he actually faced the same fate.
Not only that, but due to the large number of games in a season, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is unlikely to allow Baie to leave the team in January, so the mourinho's £30 million centre-back, seeking a transfer request, is unlikely to be allowed, and can only remain in the team as a substitute.
England centre-back Phil Jones has been added to United's premier league roster this season, but only in name only. Flying General, who missed 18 months of play, didn't even play in the League Cup, losing the only chance he could play this year. Three months before the winter window opens, he certainly won't be able to play in the first team, and trying to leave Manchester United in January may be the best option.