Erik ten Hag needs to offload five Manchester United loanees before transfer window shuts

Manchester United announced their latest permanent departure on Saturday, confirming that goalkeeper David de Gea had left the club following 12 years of outstanding service.

United and the Spaniard failed to reach an agreement over a new contract, resulting in the former Atletico Madrid shot-stopper being released. He has joined the likes of Ethan Laird and Zidane Iqbal in leaving M16 since the transfer window opened last month.

Manager Erik ten Hag, who wants to replace De Gea with Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana, planned to be ruthless when it came to outgoings this summer and De Gea's exit shows that he is putting his plan into practice. However, he now needs to maintain that level of ruthlessness to continue clearing the decks.

United's squad is awash with deadwood that needs cutting out and offloading this summer. The likes of Harry Maguire, Brandon Williams, Donny van de Beek and Fred are just some of those at risk of following De Gea out the door.

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Ten Hag also has some big decisions to make on several members of last season's loan army. United sent a plethora of players, both young and experienced, out on loan last term to try and secure them some much-needed minutes.

Some fared better than others, benefitting from playing week-in, week-out, whereas some are now even further away from forcing their way into Ten Hag's plans than they were a year ago. With that said, MEN Sport has taken a close look at what the future might hold for seven members of the squad and delivered a verdict on what the Reds should do with each of them.

Dean Henderson

As things currently stand, Henderson is the best goalkeeper at the club. He spent last term on loan at Nottingham Forest,