Manchester United are trying to make at least two more signings before deadline day - after the arrival of Casemiro from Real Madrid - to halt a season already mired in crisis.
But offloading existing players has become just as problematic for United as persuading new names to join Erik ten Hag's squad, which currently sits second-bottom of the Premier League.
United want to get rid of at least six players before deadline day on September 1. So far there have been no takers for United's cast-offs, with many on such exorbitant wages or simply not considered good enough for other clubs to decide to take them on.