Reports suggest Manchester United face a busy summer of departures, with Manuel Ugarte among the names linked to a move. Sky Sport Germany correspondent Florian Plettenberg writes that the Uruguay international is \u201cplanning a transfer \u201d and is said to have \u201cmany options\u201d available.<\/p>\n
United are preparing to replace Casemiro after his confirmed exit when his contract expires. The Brazilian\u2019s departure is not expected to automatically increase Ugarte\u2019s minutes. The club is said to want a new starter alongside Kobbie Mainoo in 2026\u201327 and beyond, whether that is Elliot Anderson, Sandro Tonali, Carlos Baleba, \u00c9derson or someone else. United are also increasingly tipped to sign one or possibly two additional players as depth options for the No. 6 and No. 8 positions.<\/p>\n
Plettenberg added that Galatasaray was a \u201cconcrete\u201d possibility last summer. Juventus have been heavily linked this year, and there has been speculation about Napoli, AC Milan, Lyon, Marseille and Ajax.<\/p>\n
The squad changes extend beyond Ugarte. Altay Bay\u0131nd\u0131r is primed to head somewhere\u2014probably T\u00fcrkiye\u2014where he will start. Andr\u00e9 Onana will soon finish his Trabzonspor loan but remains behind Senne Lammens in United\u2019s pecking order and likely would not stay for a backup role. Retaining Tom Heaton on another one-year contract as third choice would make sense given the turnover in the department.<\/p>\n
Marcus Rashford\u2019s future is uncertain because of Barcelona\u2019s unwillingness to use the option to buy in last summer\u2019s loan agreement. He could return to Old Trafford, head back to Catalonia on a second loan, or sign permanently elsewhere. Rasmus H\u00f8jlund is set to join Napoli permanently once expected Champions League qualification triggers the conditional obligation to buy in his loan. Jadon Sancho will be out of contract when his Aston Villa loan ends and is not expected to return.<\/p>\n
Joshua Zirkzee has remained a fringe figure this season and may seek more minutes elsewhere. Tyrell Malacia will soon become a free agent and a left-back signing is possible.<\/p>\n
United signed Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain in August 2024 in a $66.7 million (\u00a350.5 million) deal after his breakout spell with Sporting CP. On arrival in 2023 he said, \u201cWhen I win the ball back, I\u2019m happy,\u201d he told club media in the French capital upon arriving in 2023. His early adaptation was hampered by wide-scale instability at the club, including uncertainty over Erik ten Hag\u2019s future and the manager\u2019s dismissal by October of 2024. His first Premier League start ended in a 3\u20130 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, after which he was immediately dropped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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