Man Utd set to axe EIGHT first-team stars with desperate summer overhaul planned

Manchester United are set for a major squad overhaul next summer, with eight first-team players reportedly set to leave.

Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe recently admitted that several players are "not good enough" and "overpaid", with United looking to cut their losses on a number of big-money signings that have failed to live up to expectations.

"If you look at the players we are buying this summer, that we didn't buy, we're buying Antony, we're buying Casemiro, we're buying [Andre] Onana, we're buying [Rasmus] Hojlund, we're buying [Jadon] Sancho," Ratcliffe told BBC Sport.

"These are all things from the past, whether we like it or not, we've inherited those things and have to sort that out. For Sancho, who now plays for Chelsea and we pay half his wages, we're paying £17m to buy him in the summer.

"It takes time for us to move away from the past into a new place in the future. Some are not good enough and some probably are overpaid. But for us to mould the squad that we are fully responsible for, and accountable for, will take time.

"We've got this period of transformation where we move from the past to the future. There are some great players in the squad as we know, the captain is a fabulous footballer. We definitely need Bruno (Fernandes), he's a fantastic footballer."

According to the Daily Mail, Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Tom Heaton are all set to leave the club once their contracts expire next summer. The report also states that United are looking to offload both Casemiro and Mason Mount.

Casemiro cost £70million back in 2022, while Mount was signed for £60m in 2023 and the club are prepared to take a major hit in order to get their wages off the books. Antony is also set for a permanent departure, with Real Betis keen to make his loan move permanent.

The report adds that United may also look to sell £72m striker Rasmus Hojlund, who has now failed to score in his last 20 games across all competitions. Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford are also currently on loan at Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively and could make those moves permanent in the summer.