Manchester United are set for big changes this summer with the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe to take charge of football operations.
The British billionaire has already overseen huge changes, hiring Jason Wilcox as sporting director, Omar Berrada as CEO and in the search for Dan Ashworth as technical director.
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Ratcliffe has been desperate for the right people to lead what promises to be one of the most seismic summers in recent history at Old Trafford.
Big transfers are expected, with big departures too, and talkSPORT’s Mark Goldbridge has provided an insight into what needs to happen at Manchester United in the transfer window.
So who might be about to get out, and who might be about to get in?
RELEASED: Casemiro
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The first is the midfielder who cost Man United £60 million in 2022.
“Looking at the way it’s going, I think Casemiro is a good start [to leave].
“He’s just not at the level he should be and I don’t think he’ll get back there.
“He was brilliant last season but I think moving Casemiro forward and making some money is a good idea.
“Developing players is not always about being toxic and saying: ‘Get out of my club’, it’s about pragmatism, so I think Casemiro is going there.
RELEASED: Scott McTominay
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McTominay has made almost 250 appearances for the Red Devils and has been a consistent performer under successive managers.
However, Goldbridge would get rid of the midfielder.
“Scott McTominay needs to go because I think he would be a good player for a mid-table Premier League club.
“If he doesn’t score a goal, he’s the invisible man and he doesn’t really offer anything.
“So I think it needs to be unloaded and improved.”
OUT: Marcus Rashford
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Rashford has had a poor season on the pitch and question marks have been raised over his future.
“I hate to say it, and it’s probably controversial, but I kind of agree with a lot of United fans now, dare I say even Simon Jordan.
“I think Marcus Rashford has to go.
“There’s a real problem there now. It’s the same situation that happened two years ago where if Manchester United wanted to catch up with the best, they need to stop trying the same things over and over again.
“Personally I think Rashford would benefit massively from a move, I think he needs a move.
“I don’t think Manchester United will benefit from it, but I think it must be a concern, how bad he’s been this season. I think the team is better balanced when he’s not there.
“The way he plays doesn’t match the way we want to play, so I would get rid of Rashford.”
IN: Michael Olise
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Palace will want more than £60 million for Olise and the south London club are in a strong position after signing him on an extension last summer.
“Michael Olise of Crystal Palace is a more creative player, which would allow Alejandro Garnacho to play on the left.
“I think it would be better for us right away as an offensive team.”
IN: Adrien Rabiot
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Rabiot will be a free agent this summer and is still only 29 years old.
“In midfield I think there are a number of players. I like the idea of Rabiot, if he is available for free.
“I know he’s a bit risky temperamentally, but I think he’s a good player and a freebie would be nice.”
IN: Ederson
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The 24-year-old has impressed at Atalanta and is attracting plenty of transfer interest from across Europe.
“Ederson at Atalanta could be a good replacement for Casemiro, a progressive midfielder.
“We mainly need central defenders, but we have so many central defenders injured at the moment that it is difficult to say who will stay and who will leave.
“In midfield and in attack, I would favor these players.”
