The five out-of-contract Manchester United players including Paul Pogba that are set to leave

Paul Pogba is set to leave Manchester United on a free transfer for the second time this summer.

Pogba left United for Juventus in 2012 after failing to reach an agreement over a new contract - that move didn't please Sir Alex Ferguson - and history is repeating itself a decade later. Pogba has just months left on his current deal at Old Trafford and Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Real Madrid have unsurprisingly been linked with a move for the midfielder.

The Frenchman's second stint at the club is considered by most as underwhelming and a large section of the fan base won't mourn his departure, but who else could leave United on a free transfer this summer? The MEN have taken a closer look.

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There are five players out-of-contract players including Pogba that are set to leave in what is bound to be a summer of change.

Juan Mata signed a contract extension in the summer, but the Spaniard might have left United with the benefit of hindsight.

Mata has played just 180 minutes this season and the MEN revealed he was considering his future in September. This campaign was always destined to be Mata's last at Old Trafford and he was open to an early departure in January.

United signed Mata from Chelsea for a then-club record £37m in 2014 and he'll leave having been a brilliant servant.

While there is no denying that Pogba is world-class on his day, those days in a United shirt have been few and far between.

The 29-year-old has produced multiple glimpses of brilliance across his second stint at the club, however, he's failed to develop into the player that United thought they were bringing 'home' — he's been largely inconsistent