(sabasports report)United plan to assess the futures of at least four players after the summer transfer window. To evaluate the future, simply put, is to consider renewing their contract. The four players include Harry Maguire, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo. United will prioritise transfer deals after signing manager Erik ten Hag to a new contract this summer, but the contractual status of a number of players will have to be resolved after the transfer period.
It took the Glazers 13 months to complete the process of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s takeover of the club last season and another two months for the Premier League to approve it. As a result, the club has not entered into contract renewal negotiations with any of the players.
United’s £80m centre-back Maguire and youth midfielder Mike Tominay are both entering the final year of their contracts, although the club still have a one-year option to renew them. Last year, Tenhager had wanted to sell both men, especially Maguire. West Ham United had agreed a £30m deal for Maguire but it fell through over wage differential compensation.