Erik ten Hag is reportedly ready to offload six Manchester United defenders after completing his assessment of the squad during pre-season.
United have signed Tyrell Malacia and Lisandro Martinez to bolster their defensive options and the arrivals will spark an exodus in the final month of the transfer window. Central defenders Eric Bailly, Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe, as well as full-backs Alex Telles, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Ethan Laird, have all been told they can leave, according to the Daily Mail.
Bailly, Jones and Tuanzebe all find themselves well down the pecking order in central defence, with Martinez joining captain Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof as the core that Ten Hag will pick from. Martinez arrived from Ten Hag’s former side, Ajax, for an initial fee of £47million, plus £8.5m in potential add-ons, and has the advantage of being the only left-footed centre-back in the squad.
