{"id":177535,"date":"2025-06-12T05:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T05:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/177535\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T05:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T05:08:11","slug":"omar-berrada-has-given-the-green-light-to-manchester-uniteds-three-priority-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/177535\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar Berrada has given the green light to Manchester United&#8217;s three priority sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Man United plan to sanction plenty of sales this summer and some players&#8217; exits have been prioritised over others.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_GettyImages-2215680133.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester United CEO Omar Berrada.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Manchester United CEO Omar Berrada will have to oversee some big calls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">When the summer transfer window reopens next week, Manchester United will be determined to sanction a number of sales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Having signed <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/matheus-cunha\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Matheus CunhaLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Matheus Cunha<\/a> from Wolves for \u00a362.5million and identified Brentford star <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/bryan-mbeumo\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Bryan MbeumoLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Mbeumo<\/a> as their next top target, United will soon have to make some sales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">After failing to secure <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/uefa-champions-league\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Champions LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League<\/a> qualification for next season, United&#8217;s budget this summer is not as handsome as it would have been had they beaten Tottenham Hotspur in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/europa-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa League<\/a> final three weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It means a lot of their recruitment, despite signing Cunha and lodging a \u00a355m offer for Mbeumo, will be dependent on outgoings. The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/manchester-united-targeting-least-10-31265395\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Manchester Evening NewsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester Evening News<\/a> reported back in March that United are planning for at least ten departures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In addition to signing Cunha and attempting to lure Mbeumo, who is believed to be valued at around \u00a360m, to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/old-trafford\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Old TraffordLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a>, United also have aspirations of signing a striker, a midfielder and a goalkeeper. The addition of a specialist right wing-back has also not been ruled out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"UnitedLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">United<\/a> are to achieve all of their objectives before the end of the summer, they are going to have to try and oversee plenty of outgoings. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/manchester-united-prepared-sell-any-31718167\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Although United are prepared to sell any player this summerLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Although United are prepared to sell any player this summer<\/a>, some are more likely to move on than others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">As reported by the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/manchester-united-prioritising-three-sales-31694838\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Manchester Evening NewsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester Evening News<\/a>, Marcus Rashford, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/jadon-sancho\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Jadon SanchoLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Jadon Sancho<\/a> and Antony have been identified as priority sales this summer. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/marcus-rashford\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"RashfordLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Rashford<\/a> is valued at \u00a340m, Antony should be available for around \u00a332.5m and Sancho is thought to be valued at somewhere in the region of \u00a320m after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/chelsea-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ChelseaLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> backed out of their obligation to sign him permanently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The trio, who all spent time away from Old Trafford on loan in 2024\/25, are surplus to requirements and head coach Ruben Amorim has no plans to reintegrate them into his squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In truth, it is hard to see where they would fit into in his plans given his 3-4-2-1 system does not feature roles for natural wingers. In Amorim&#8217;s system, width is provided by the wing-backs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_GettyImages-2180788852.jpg\" alt=\"Marcus Rashford in action for Manchester United.\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Marcus Rashford is expected to leave this summer.(Image: Visionhaus\/Getty Images.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">With that in mind, it makes perfect sense for United to cash-in on them amid chief executive Omar Berrada&#8217;s comments about the club prioritising the benefit of the team over finances when making a decision on any outgoings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We need to be cautious and, and we need to try to make as many good decisions as we can in recruitment,&#8221; said Berrada, speaking in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;And also when it comes to sales, we will do it purely on the basis of whether it helps improve the team or not, not for financial reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In addition to wanting to offload Rashford, Sancho and Antony, United are also open to letting go of Alejandro Garnacho this summer. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/alejandro-garnacho-free-leave-manchester-31716717\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"He was informed last month that he will be sold if an acceptable offer is submittedLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">He was informed last month that he will be sold if an acceptable offer is submitted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Napoli had a \u00a340m bid rejected for the 20-year-old in January and it remains to be seen if they will submit a fresh offer. United are set to hold out for a higher fee this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Like Rashford, Sancho and Antony, selling him would make sense given United now operate with a winger-less system. Furthermore, he would also command a hefty transfer fee that could go a long way towards potentially funding the addition of a striker or strengthening another priority position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Man United plan to sanction plenty of sales this summer and some players&#8217; exits have been prioritised over&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[95,21826,423,9060,103,43128,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-177535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-antony","9":"tag-jadon-sancho","10":"tag-manchester-united-fc","11":"tag-manchester-united-transfer-news","12":"tag-marcus-rashford","13":"tag-omar-berrada","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114668667206879826","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}