{"id":4335,"date":"2026-05-05T16:52:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4335"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:52:40","slug":"man-utd-urged-to-sell-55m-flop-to-help-fund-5-new-additions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4335","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd Urged To Sell \u00a355M Flop To Help Fund 5 New Additions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong><em>Sky Sports<\/em> pundit Gary Neville thinks it may be time for Man Utd to \u201ctrade\u201d in Mason Mount this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has struggled with form and fitness since his initial \u00a355m move from Chelsea three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Neville says he wants two midfielders, a left-back, and a centre-back to be brought in, but he feels Mount\u2019s sale would help provide additional funds for United\u2019s summer transfer plans:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/manunews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120838\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on ManUNews.com<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLook, if you could, then maybe trade Mason Mount for someone else who maybe can play in and out and can be a bit more flexible across the midfield and forward line, then I would say go for a fifth (signing).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if you can\u2019t, I would say those four areas are the priority, and they\u2019ve got to be top-notch, those players.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Zirkzee is more likely to leave than Mount<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0fab81ce12e48a0794275e1d82449fb1\" image-id=\"1069764623\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>While many fans would agree with the idea of selling the England international, there are other members of the first-team squad who are seen as more dispensable.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Michael Carrick has not given Joshua Zirkzee many minutes since his appointment back in January.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman has had seven brief cameos off the bench, with his minutes totalling just 36 minutes. He has several suitors in Italy, so his exit over the coming weeks\/months looks inevitable.<\/p>\n<h2>Who will Man Utd target this summer?<\/h2>\n<p>In terms of the 4\/5 new additions that Neville is advocating for, Director of Football Jason Wilcox agrees with most of the positions that Neville cites for being reinforced.<\/p>\n<p>A left-back is high on the agenda, with Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s Nathaniel Brown, Arsenal\u2019s Myles Lewis-Skelly, and Newcastle\u2019s Lewis Hall having all been linked.<\/p>\n<p>The midfield targets are widely known \u2013 Nottingham Forest\u2019s Elliot Anderson, Newcastle\u2019s Sandro Tonali and Atalanta\u2019s Ederson are just some of the names under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>However, a left winger is said to be a more likely addition than a centre-back, despite the club having <strong>shown interest<\/strong> in Nottingham Forest\u2019s Murillo and Tottenham\u2019s Micky van de Ven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man Utd? 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