MANCHESTER UNITED have told FIVE stars they can stay away from pre-season training on Monday to sort out their futures.
The Red Devils have confirmed Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia all want to leave Old Trafford this summer.
Alejandro Garnacho wants out of Manchester United
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So they have been given extra time off to try to finalise moves while Ruben Amorim and his squad begin their preparations for the 2025/6 campaign.
Meanwhile, United also announced on Friday that new boy Matheus Cunha has been given the No10 shirt previously worn by Rashford.
Sources close to the England forward had said earlier in the day that he would report back to the club’s HQ on July 7 and be 100 per cent committed.
However, as exclusively revealed by SunSport last month, the club has decided there is no point in any of the five doing that – so their return has been put on hold until later in July.
United say their medical and rehab facilities will be available to the quintet if they wish to use them.
If their futures are not resolved in the next few weeks, they will be asked to return to Carrington at that stage.
Amorim was back behind his desk on Friday ready to welcome his players back from their summer break next week.
Their only senior addition to the squad this summer is Cunha – who has arrived from Wolves in a £62.5 million deal.
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He has been given the No 10 shirt – a clear indication that there is no way for Rashford with his boyhood club.
The 27-year-old’s representatives were informed of the decision in advance with the forward eyeing a summer move to Barcelona or Bayern Munich.
His hopes of sealing a dream switch to the Nou Camp were boosted on Friday when Nico Williams signed a contract extension with Athletic Bilbao.
The word coming out of Spain was that the Catalan giants were confident of signing the Spanish international winger.
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That would have left them struggling for the funds to seal a permanent move for Rashford – however they will now be forced into a re-think.
United return to action with a friendly against Leeds in Stockholm on July 19.
They then embark on a three match tour of the USA before returning to Manchester on August 4.
Sunsport reported last month that Rashford, Sancho, Antony and Garnacho would all be left behind when their team-mates head to North America.
Rashford spent the last six months of last season on loan at Aston VillaRex
