Manchester United ready to pay £70m for World Class Bundesliga Striker, Solskjaer sets target date to clear deadwood from club and more Manchester United Transfer News: May 28, 2019

By Deepungsu Pandit

Modified May 28, 2019 17:18 GMT

Solskjaer is looking to wield the axe at Manchester United

#2 Solskjaer sets target date to clear deadwood from club

Manchester United's Solskjaer wields the ax.

One of the biggest problems at Manchester United has been the deadwood at the club. There are a lot of players who are not of the required standards of the top clubs of Europe and these are the players who have hindered United's progress in both domestic and European competition.

If the Manchester Evening News is to be believed, the Norwegian has set the summer of 2020 as the deadline by which he wants to rid the club off unwanted players. Solskjaer wants his squad to contain only his preferred players before the start of the 2020/21 season.

The initial plan has already started taking shape this season. Antonio Valencia has been allowed to leave, even though Ander Herrera's departure has been a step backward. However, quite a few more players are expected to leave by the end of the summer, including Darmian, Rojo, Sanchez and Lukaku. In addition, this is expected to be the last season for both Young and Matic, while new signings are expected to ease Jones and Smalling out of the team.

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