In the big reform plan at Man United, no one is untouchable and captain Bruno Fernandes can also leave.
Jamal Musiala
Musiala grew up in Stuttgart, spending time in the academies of Southampton and Chelsea before returning to Germany in 2019 at the age of 16 to join Bayern Munich. Since then, he has made more than 150 appearances for Bayern’s first team, establishing himself as one of the best young players in the world.
Bright number 10s in Europe.
The German international also showed his ability against Man United when he had an excellent assist in Bayern’s 4-3 victory over the Red Devils earlier this season. Musiala plays well in the number 10 left winger position. He has a contract with Bayern until June 2026 but there are rumors that he does not want to sign an extension.
Man United will have to break their transfer record to sign Musiala, who is not expected to leave for less than 100 million euros.
Florian Wirtz
After fully recovering from a serious knee injury in March 2022, Wirtz has flourished under Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen. This 20-year-old player achieved an extremely impressive number of goals and assists, helping Leverkusen win the Bundesliga championship.
“When I was linked with Leverkusen, I had to watch some videos, and Wirtz was like a wizard,” teammate Victor Boniface told the Obi One Podcast when asked about Wirtz.
“We are not surprised by what he does in matches because in training, Wirtz is crazy. When he has the ball, no one wants to mark him. Wirtz is very good, quick, strong and skillful. skillful.
He has strength, sometimes you see a number 10 who can play without defending, but Wirtz can do it all. He can defend, he can attack, he’s very skillful.”
Man United have an interest in the German international, but they will face competition from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool.
Xavi Simons
Simons was once the crown jewel of La Masia.
A product of Barcelona’s La Masia academy, Simons spent three years at Paris Saint-Germain before joining PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 2022. The Dutch international had a brilliant debut season at PSV, scoring 22 goals. goals and 12 assists in 48 appearances in all competitions.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Ten Hag really wanted to bring his compatriot to Old Trafford in the 2023 summer transfer window. But PSG finally activated the buyback clause in the contract, paying only 5.1 million pounds to bringing the 20-year-old back to Parc des Princes.
Simons is currently on loan at RB Leipzig and continues to shine in Germany, where he has scored nine goals and provided 15 assists in all competitions. Simons is one of the most highly-rated young players in Europe and Man United could rekindle their interest in the versatile attacker in the summer.
Dani Olmo
Like Simons, Olmo was also trained in the Barcelona youth team and they are currently teammates at RB Leipzig. The Spain international – who was linked with Man City last summer – mainly operates as a left winger in RB Leipzig’s 4-4-2 formation, but he prefers to play in a forward position. more protective.
“Where I feel most comfortable is in the middle of the field, between the strikers,” Olmo told Sky Sports in 2023. “That’s where my teammates understand me best. I like to receive the ball, dribble, get into position shoot, make the final pass, coordinate with my teammates.
According to German press, the 25-year-old player is looking for a new challenge at a bigger club and his contract with RB Leipzig has a release clause of £52 million.