Manchester United have six sales up their sleeve to address FFP transfer problem

It's almost that time of year when transfers dominate the football news agenda.

Manchester United fans will be scanning the Manchester Evening News, watching Sky Sports News on their TVs and following social media to see which players could be signed.

It's understood Bayer Leverkusen’s defensive pair Jeremie Frimpong and Edmond Tapsoba have been tracked by United, while Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite is being considered. There is also momentum building behind a potential move for Crystal Palace forward Michael Olise.

United must sign a striker to ease the burden of finding the net on Rasmus Hojlund's shoulders and strengthening the spine of the team is the priority this summer.

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To achieve that, United need to raise funds from sales to work around Financial Fair Play constraints, especially after missing out on lucrative Champions League revenue.

Multiple players will leave upon the expiry of their contracts, with a possible exit for Jonny Evans, a likely departure for Raphael Varane and a confirmed exit for Anthony Martial.

Omari Forson, Shola Shoretire and Brandon Williams are also expected to leave on free transfers and all departures will help create space on the wage bill for incoming signings.

Other players, like Jadon Sancho, Christian Eriksen and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, should be shifted on permanent sales, but what about the periphery members of the squad?

Such sales might not generate a significant fee on their own, but there are six players on the cusp of the squad who could be sold and their exits combined would raise a decent sum.

The first on that list is Hannibal