TA: Rashford, Garnacho, Sancho and other players were allowed to return to the team late in order to find the next home

 5:13pm, 8 July 2025

The Athletic wrote an article to take stock of Manchester United's recent transfer trends.

Manchester United allowed Rashford, Garnacho, Anthony, Sancho and Maracia to delay returning to the team for pre-season training so they have time to find a new partner.

Rashford was also stripped of the No. 10 jersey, which has been reassigned to new aid Cunia.

club sources said the five players have informed Manchester United that they want to leave. But some of the players' teams denied this and said they would have been happy to report back to Carrington base on Monday.

Diego Leon joined from Paraguay's Portno Hills with a transfer fee of 4 million euros. Diego Leon will be evaluated in the coming weeks and will likely be part of Manchester United's U21 echelon to adapt to English football.

Negotiations on signing Brentford striker Mbemo are still ongoing. Manchester United's recent offer for a basic transfer fee of £55 million plus a £7.5 million surcharge has been rejected.

Nottingham Forest sold Elanga to Newcastle for a transfer fee of £52 million, which is expected to bring about £5 million in revenue to Manchester United. When Manchester United traded Elanga to Nottingham Forest, they added a second transfer share clause, with an amount of 15% of Nottingham Forest's profit.

Under Amorin, five players, Rashford, Garnacho, Anthony, Sancho and Malaysia, have no future. Amorin has begun preparing for the new season and they are not involved.

Given that almost no one of these five has a chance to win Amorin again, it is crucial to transfer them out. Rashford and Sancho are particularly well-paid players on Manchester United, so even loan deals that bear most of their wages are financially beneficial.

But Manchester United will likely need to raise funds before investing in the lineup further outside of Mbemo's potential signing, so a permanent transfer is preferable from this perspective.

Rashford prefers to transfer abroad, and Barcelona's trade pursuing Nico Williams may be in his favor. Sources in Barcelona believe Rashford may be willing to join the franchise with a lower salary, even if it is not a form of loan.

Betis chairman Angel Harrow pointed out that Anthony's weekly salary of about £105,000 is one of the obstacles to the negotiation of rent-to-buy, and Sancho's salary is also an obstacle to his departure.

Ganacho is most likely to receive the highest transfer fee of the five. Players hope to stay in the Premier League, and Chelsea has long been interested in him. At the same time, Leon's joining brought more competition to Maracia, and Dorgu and Harry Amas were also the choices for the left-wingback position.

If Manchester United can clear out the lineup space, it is still possible to sign a center, although Cunha and Mbemo have had experience as forwards and wingers in the past.

Manchester United has been paying attention to Fiorentine striker Moise Keane, who has a 52 million euro termination clause that can be triggered by July 15. Manchester United is the Premier League club that is most interested in Moise Keane, and he has also attracted attention from the Saudi league. Florence signed Dzeko not as a replacement for Moise Keane, but because he can provide different characteristics from Moise Keane.

TA reported last week that in negotiations between Manchester United and Villa on Rashford's loan matter at the end of last season, Watkins' possibility of joining Manchester United was mentioned.

Manchester United also had contacts with Frankfurt early this summer, but it seems unlikely that Amorin and Yorke are reunited at Manchester United, as Arsenal has started in-depth negotiations with Portugal Sports on a transfer.

Manchester United also received the opportunity to sign multiple free agents, mainly Lewin, Valdy and Wilson. It is expected that even if Manchester United intends, they will only advance these transactions when the transfer window is approaching and they fail to sign their main goals.

Manchester United still has the possibility of signing another goalkeeper, with 29-year-old Botafogo goalkeeper John Victor on the potential target list. Amorin also hopes to strengthen the midfield. There are reports that they are interested in Valencia's Xavi Gra, but the Spanish side has not yet learned of their interest.

In addition to those five unpopular players, Hoylen's future also has uncertainty. The player hopes to stay at Manchester United to fight for his position, and he also trained with Maguire in Portugal last week to prepare for his return to Carrington this week.

If another goalkeeper is signed, it may prompt two-pointers Bainder to get closer to leaving the team.