Manchester United could let 15 first-team squad players leave this summer

Manchester United are edging closer to completing their first signings of the Erik ten Hag era after reaching agreements to bring both Tyrell Malacia and Frenkie de Jong to Old Trafford.

As reported by the Manchester Evening News on Wednesday, United have reached agreements with Feyenoord and Barcelona respectively to bring the Netherlands internationals to Manchester, subject to each of them passing medicals. They are set to join the club for an initial combined total of £69million.

United's pursuit of De Jong has been a lengthy process, after United first signalled their interest in the Barcelona midfielder in the second week of May. Their attempts to lure Malacia to Old Trafford have moved at pace, hijacking his proposed move to Lyon as recently as Tuesday afternoon.

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Both United and manager Ten Hag will hope that their expected arrivals at Old Trafford will spark a domino effect in terms of their summer recruitment drive, with the club hopeful of adding more faces to the squad before the end of the transfer window. But if United are to continue spending and adding to the squad, they also need to make sure several individuals head through the exit door at Old Trafford, not least those who have no long-term futures at the club.

United have already said good bye to six first-team squad members, with Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata, Edinson Cavani and Lee Grant all leaving the club. But given they all departed for free, United also need to try and bring in some money. MEN Sport has taken a look at nine players United could try and offload this summer to reduce the size of their squad and top up their transfer