Minus 13 players. Manchester United is planning massive squad "purge"

“Manchester United” is planning a grand cleaning of the squad.

According to the British publication Mirror, 13 players of the main squad or close to it may leave the team in the next two years.

According to the source, this is due to the restructuring of the team, which was conceived by coach Erik ten Hag.

The publication also mentions the players who are considered the first candidates for “exit”. These included Jadon Sancho, Mason Greenwood, Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial.

It is remarkable that Manchester United stopped working with the Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, at the request of the Dutch coach last year, and last summer long-time leader and goalkeeper David de Gea left the team.

Ten Hag has been working with the English club since July 2022. Under his leadership, the team took third place in the English Championship last season.

This season, after 12 matches, the Dutch coach's charges are in sixth place in the Premier League with 21 points.

In the next round, Manchester United will visit Everton. The game will take place on November 26.