From now until the end of the 2024 summer transfer market, Man United should part with 5 players to ensure the balance of the salary budget and have more money to hunt for new contracts in accordance with the outlined goals.
The Manchester Evening News (MEN) conducted a survey with fans of the “Red Devils”. The result is not too surprising as most people think that the Old Trafford team has too many redundant, unqualified people who are still on the payroll and receive a weekly salary.
Although the Financial Fairness Law (FFP) has not had a major impact on Man United, the potential danger is increasingly present if the “Red Devils” maintain their current ineffective spending style. One of the reasons why Manchester United does not buy more rookies this transfer season is because they do not dare to spend anymore because they have reached a dangerous threshold.
Man United fans are very excited about MEN’s survey because this is a rare official information channel where they can directly contribute their opinions. The most prominent among the names that “Red Devils” fans want to get rid of is Anthony Martial. Up to 95.6% of people surveyed want the French striker to quickly leave Old Trafford. Martial’s current salary of up to 250,000 pounds/week is too large compared to his meager contributions in the past few years.
Behind Martial, with 86% of votes from M.U fans is Antony. The Brazilian star arrived for more than 85 million pounds but has not scored a single goal since the beginning of the season. Manchester United fans believe that this is one of the worst deals in the team’s history. Even more scandal came to Antony when he was insisted on being brought back by Ten Hag himself. In the end, both teacher and student are going through a series of disastrous days.
On the contrary, with highly trusted players, Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been very popular with “Red Devils” fans in recent times because of his outstanding efforts, thereby returning to the starting lineup more often. 71% of fans want to keep the English star at Old Trafford.
Marcus Rashford finished 2nd on the high trust list with a rate of 70%. Although he is in miserable form, the English striker is considered the best student at Carrington in the past 10 years, and is considered the future of the team. Then, it’s the turn of young talent Amad Diallo with 66% trust.
There are a number of players who lie between the line of trust and distrust, namely Scott McTominay, Casemiro, Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane. Among these, Casemiro and Varane are very classy but are old and often injured. Meanwhile, McTominay’s unstable performance has never been an option to help Ten Hag feel completely secure. As for Maguire, he has only recently played well again and is not sure he can be a fulcrum in the near future.