Juan Mata is the latest Manchester United player confirmed to be leaving Old Trafford this summer. The Spanish midfielder, who was bought from Chelsea in January 2014 to join David Moyes' side, is only one of a flurry of senior names heading out for free at the expiry of their contracts.
Paul Pogba's long-drawn-out goodbye was assured on Wednesday, Jesse Lingard too. Striker Edinson Cavani is also now a free agent after a second season featuring less minutes than his first. To United fans, this current exodus might not be the worst thing as Erik Ten Hag aims to rebuild a highly underperforming squad in his image.
However, the financial losses on Pogba, signed for £89million in 2016 leaving for nothing (for a second time), so too with Lingard who could have been sold in 2021 after an impressive loan with West Ham, further signals the muddled thinking at the top of the club.
