‘Dialogue is open’: INEOS willing to shift £410k-a-week duo to welcome combative ace who wants out of his club

After Leny Yoro’s Manchester United move is signed and sealed, the club will likely turn their attention to outgoings in order to raise funds for additional signings.

Assuming there are no late hijack attempts from Real Madrid and the 18-year-old passes all his required medical tests, Yoro will become the Red Devils’ second acquisiton of the summer following Joshua Zirkzee’s arrival last week.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that INEOS chiefs will prioritise a new midfielder when Erik ten Hag’s backline has been adequately bolstered, and sanctioning player exits will be crucial in attaining the calibre of player United require.

As such, it’s been widely speculated since the culmination of the 2023/2024 campaign that Casemiro would be on his way out this summer, having looked well past his best throughout the course of the previous season. If the club want to go toe-to-toe with their rivals at the top of the Premier League next term, finding a suitable successor for the veteran Brazilian is a must.

Manuel Ugarte is one name that’s been frequently mentioned in regards to United’s midfield shortlist. The combative Uruguayan international is a like-for-like replacement for Casemiro and has already given his green light to an Old Trafford move.

Ugarte willing to oversee Parc des Princes exit after 12 months

He was used sparingly by Luis Enrique following his £51.1 million switch from Sporting Lisbon last summer and is now open to embarking on a new venture after just one year with Paris Saint-Germain. Sky Sports reports that ‘dialogue is open’ between United and the French giants.

Along with Casemiro, whose exit would see £350,000 per week slashed off the wage books, Scott McTominay is ‘attracting plenty of interest’ and could, therefore, oversee a move away from his boyhood club before the transfer deadline.

Fulham made a bid which was below the £30m offer West Ham had rejected this time last year, so it remains to be seen if they will return for the £60,000-a-week star.

McTominay, 27, is on the back of a career-best goalscoring campaign after netting 10 times in all competitions. His contract is set to expire in June 2025, but United hold the option of activating an added one-year clause.