Solskjaer sets to 10 the number of players left behind by Man Utd

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly set the club a deadline of next year for unloading unwanted players.

Solskjaer would be ready to oversee a major overhaul of his team at the end of the season, after the Red Devils have escaped the football of the Champions League.

Defense is thought to be an important area that he wants to improvebut a number of players should also leave the club this summer to increase their funds and free the salary budget.

A report from Manchester Evening News says the Norwegian "has informed Executive Vice President Ed Woodward of the players he wants to go before the 2020-2021 campaign."

It is a process that Solskjaer apparently started while he was still under the responsibility of the interim custodian. Up to twelve players will face defeat over the next 12 months.

Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku are the most prominent names of these names, the latter Apparently close to a move to Inter Milan this summer.

Defender Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian are two players that United is also planning to send in the upcoming window, while one of the players, Phil Jones or Chris Smalling, could be eliminated by 2020 -2021 due to the emergence of Axel Tuanzebe.

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Timothy Fosu-Mensah could be fired a year from now if they are not sold this summer, while Ashley Young and Nemanja Matic could also be allowed to stay away. to go for nothing, if no offer of an extended contract had arrived.

Meanwhile, the report of the MEN continues by stating that Daniel James has agreed to personal conditions prior to his move to Old Trafford, with a fee of £ 15 million to agree.

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