More than 10 players could leave Manchester United as Erik ten Hag makes contact with squad

Here are your Manchester United evening headlines on Monday, May 16.

Released list could hit double figures

Manchester United are expected to break double figures when they announce their list of released players at the end of the season. First-team squad members such as World Cup winner Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Edinson Cavani are all out of contract next month.

The same goes for fourth-choice goalkeeper Lee Grant. United triggered one-year options over Grant, Cavani and Mata last summer, while extensions in Pogba and Lingard's deals were activated last season. Pogba is set to depart Old Trafford on a free for the second time a decade on from his initial move to Juventus.

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Ten Hag makes contact via WhatsApp

Erik ten Hag has already been in contact with some United players as he prepares to turn his focus to reviving the club's fortunes. Ten Hag will replace Ralf Rangnick as the club's manager once the season ends, but the 52-year-old took charge of his final Ajax game on Sunday afternoon and is now working on his plans for United.

The Dutchman is not expected to travel to Manchester this week, but has rejected the opportunity to go on Ajax's post-season trip to the Caribbean island of Curacao.

Ten Hag won't meet his players this week, but he has revealed that he's already had contact with, at least, some of the United squad, who have reached out to him to welcome him to Old Trafford.

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