EPL: Man Utd determined to clear £80m off their annual wage bill
Manchester United are determined to clear £80m off their annual wage bill this summer.
That’s the amount the Old Trafford hierarchy plan to save by selling or releasing a mass of expensive, unwanted first-team talent, says the Daily Star.
The arrival of new boss Erik ten Hag from Ajax means a significant overhaul and rebuild of a team battling to finish sixth in the Premier League.
French midfielder Paul Pogba, on £275,000 a week, and Uruguayan hitman Edinson Cavani (£250,000) are the highest-paid Reds stars definitely departing. The pair are both free transfers as their current deals expire at the end of the campaign.
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Other big earners unwanted personnel for the new Dutch coach – and immediately create a cash boost for incoming transfers as it recoups £1.5m in wages every seven days.t of contract and set to leave include Spanish playmaker Juan Mata (£175,000), Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic (£140,000) and England international Jesse Lingard (£110,000). The rest of the ruthless cost-cutting will be completed through the sale of other names still under contract but surplus to Ten Hag’s requirements.
That group consists of Anthony Martial (£250,000), Eric Bailly (£110,000). Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£90,000), Dean Henderson (£110,000) and Phil Jones (£80,000). That will clear the deck in terms of u