Erik ten Hag is just weeks away from officially starting his work as Manchester United’s next permanent manager, having signed a three-year deal last month.
The Dutchman secured a third consecutive Eredivisie title earlier this week and will oversee his final game in charge of Ajax on Sunday afternoon.
Manchester United are in need of deep surgery this summer, with many outgoings expected as Ten Hag eyes rebuilding the club from their ruins.
Wholesale changes to the first-team squad are expected but according to reports, Ten Hag won’t have an unlimited budget to work with and will need to spread a £120m kitty across six positions.
That’s according to CaughtOffside, who say that the nine-figure budget includes any funds generated from sales and exits on free transfers. Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Lee Grant and Edinson Cavani will all leave the club this summer upon the expiry of their contracts.
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As per the report, the 52-year-old has worked together with United’s existing recruitment specialists to identify six positions in need of reinforcements.
A right-back is said to be on the agenda, as well as a pair of central defenders to complete a full makeover of United’s leaking backline. The club will also look to strengthen the team in other areas, with two midfielders, one winger and a striker understood to be on the former Utrecht boss’ wishlist.
Earlier this week, there were suggestions from Portugal that Ten Hag was happy with Diogo Dalot and that the former Porto star is ‘firm’ in his plans, which spells bad news for Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
As per the report from CaughtOffside, the former Crystal Palace defender is on the market and discussions have already been held with potential suitors. His high wages, believed to be roughly £100,000 per week, is proving to be quite the stumbling block, however.