Man Utd hope to make more than £100m this summer; Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford are set to leave Old Trafford; Casemiro, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia’s contracts also all expire in the summer; club are targeting several new signings

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Manchester United are likely to make over £100 million as they plan for a summer rebuild, with eight senior players expected to leave Old Trafford.

United are currently third in the Premier League with seven game to play. If they return to the Champions League next season, they would earn around £16m for reaching the group stages and that number could significantly rise on how they perform – with English clubs earning at least £40m this season for reaching the last 16.

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But focus will also turn towards potential departures as United prepare for a vital transfer window to rebuild their squad ahead of next season.

Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford are five senior players expected to leave the club permanently this summer, with three others set to leave at the end of their contracts.

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Rashford has rediscovered some form at Barca, with 23 goal contributions for the Catalans this season and could play a role for England in this summer’s World Cup.

Meanwhile, United are also set to make a sizeable fee on Hojlund, with Napoli closing in on Champions League qualification. The Dane is currently on a season-long loan at Napoli which will turn into an obligation to buy for £38m if the Italians secure their place in Europe’s premier club competition next season – they are currently third with a five-point lead over Cesc Fabregas’s Como.

Elsewhere, Ugarte and Zirkzee have had limited game time this season and as a result both are likely to leave Old Trafford, while Senne Lammens’ impressive debut season as the club’s new No 1 puts Onana’s United future highly in doubt, with the Cameroon international currently on a season-long loan at Turkish side Trabzonspor.

Joshua Zirkzee celebrates after his deflected shot gives Man Utd a 1-0 lead
Image:Joshua Zirkzee is one of a number of players who could leave Man Utd this summer

All three players, though, would still be expected to attract interest from around Europe and United will hope for good fees for the trio, with Serie A clubs especially interested in a return to Italy for Zirkzee.

With Casemiro, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia’s contracts all expiring in the summer, there will also be significant wage space freed up to reinvest in the squad.

Casemiro celebrates his goal with team-mates
Image:Man Utd will not go back on their decision to let Casemiro [centre] go this summer

The club will not go back on their decision to let Casemiro go as they plan for the future – and as reported last week on Sky Sports News, the midfield remains the priority for United to reinvest in, while the club are also looking at left-wing and left-back as positions of interest.