Two January exits will test Erik ten Hag’s summer transfer plans at Manchester United

Donny van de Beek could join up with Frankfurt before the year is out as is his keenness to move. But he will not be Manchester United’s most significant loss this winter.

United are more likely to sell players than splash the cash this January, and the loan market might be utilised for a second year. Club figures are confident they will not breach Financial Fair Play rules despite having concerns about doing so in the summer.

That £180million spend has been questioned by some given how United’s season has gone so far. Mason Mount has offered hardly a whimper while Rasmus Hojlund is yet to score in 13 Premier League matches despite his haul of five in Europe.

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Big question marks still hang over Andre Onana too. The Cameroon star, who played in Inter’s Champions League final last year, has already made a series of errors that have cost points and a Champions League knockout spot.

He has always fronted up and has insisted he will bounce back from his flappy first few months. His clean sheet against Liverpool on Sunday was his sixth in the Premier League, making him joint-top of the clean sheets chart alongside Everton’s Jordan Pickford.

While the England No.1 is gearing up for a summer in Germany for Euro 2024, Onana will soon be representing his own country in Africa’s continental competition. The Africa Cup of Nations was due to be scheduled last summer but the rainy season in the Ivory Coast meant it had to be moved.

Amad, yet to play this season amid his recovery from a knee injury, will be eyeing his place at a home AFCON with a return to action near while Sofyan Amrabat will be there with