The 10 players Manchester United should sell to generate £150m for transfers

David de Gea or Dean Henderson

With a contract renewal for David de Gea inevitable if not advisable, that has to signal the end for Dean Henderson after 12 years at United. The club have kicked the goalkeeping can down the road year after year and antagonising Henderson again would be illogical.

Henderson is 26 now, an academy graduate, Premier League-proven and possibly the best English goalkeeper on ability. His groin injury, worse than initially expected, will affect his resale value unless he returns for the run-in to help Nottingham Forest stay in the Premier League.

Of all the possible departures, Henderson arguably has the highest value, though it would be a wrench for United to sell a goalkeeper they developed faultlessly through fulfilling loans from National League to Premier League. Henderson only stalled when he was managed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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As respectable a season as De Gea has had, change is required in goal. The decisive act would be to release him, disarm Henderson by giving him one season to show he is up to the job and, if he isn't, buy a goalkeeper next year.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Erik ten Hag is keen on recruiting the right-back Jeremie Frimpong, so room has to be made for the Bayer Leverkusen defender. Selling Wan-Bissaka or Diogo Dalot is almost the toss of a coin.

Dalot enjoyed an excellent first four months of the season when he was an ever-present in the United side and ousted Joao Cancelo from the Portugal team during the World Cup. He has not been the same player since he strained his hamstring in their quarter-final defeat to Morocco.

Wan-Bissaka has performed creditably in the last four months and his handling