Former Newcastle United and England striker Alan Shearer has accused Manchester United of being 'negligent' in their handling of the futures of both Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard.
31.01.2022 - 11:46 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
After spending such lavish amounts of money in the summer transfer window, Manchester United were never expected to give their chequebook such a hammering this month.
And that has proven to be the case. With time running out for clubs across Europe to get their last-minute transfer business done ahead of Monday evening's deadline, United are not expected to be calling upon their club photographer to be snapping pictures of any new arrivals holding a Reds scarf aloft.
Instead, United could be waving goodbye to up to four members of the first-team squad on deadline day, with Dean Henderson, Phil Jones, Jesse Lingard and Donny van de Beek all facing the prospect of leaving the club in pursuit of regular first-team football.
All four of them, should they depart, are only expected to leave on loan, although the prospect of Lingard leaving on a permanent basis cannot be distinguished if somebody is prepared to meet United's financial demands.
Although the aforementioned quartet deserve to be granted exits as a result of their lack of game time at United this season, their departures threaten to leave Ralf Rangnick and his squad vulnerable in certain places.
In the event of Henderson, Jones, Van de Beek and Lingard all leaving United on deadline day, MEN Sport has taken a close look at the squad Rangnick will have to work with between now and the end of the season.
Players: David de Gea, Tom Heaton & Lee Grant
Although Henderson has been waiting in the wings this season to pounce if De Gea's form has fallen off the edge of a cliff or he picked up an injury or suspension, the former Sheffield United loanee has been one of three goalkeepers in place to provide competition for the Spaniard.
Whilst Heaton and Grant, both formerly
Former Newcastle United and England striker Alan Shearer has accused Manchester United of being 'negligent' in their handling of the futures of both Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard.
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