Manchester United: Five wantaway stars excused from preseason training to secure transfer moves
Ruben Amorim's squad will reunite on Monday to prepare for their five-match preseason tour, which will be see them travel to the United States and Sweden.
Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho, and Tyrell Malacia, however, are not expected to report to training.
The five are all expected to leave the club this summer and have been given permission to join up late as they chase moves away from Old Trafford.
Amorim is working on a thorough squad overhaul this summer. He has already added Wolves forward Matheus Cunha to the side, and is also close to adding Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo.
It was today confirmed that Cunha would don the No10 shirt in his debut campaign with United, a move seen as writing on the wall for the shirt's previous owner, Rashford.
The Briton is reportedly planning to train on Monday despite being excused. He spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa after being dropped by Amorim, and is hoping to join a Champions League outfit this summer.
He has reportedly drawn interest from both Barcelona and Bayern Munich, though United are yet to receive an offer.
The wing pairing of Sancho and Antony spent last season on loan at Chelsea and Real Betis, respectively, and met in the Conference League final. Both are now looking for a permanent home. Malacia was deployed to the Netherlands for a six-month stay with PSV Eindhoven, making eight league appearances as the club became Eredivisie champions.
Standard Sport had previously reported that, should they fail to agree a move in time, Rashford, Sancho, Garnacho, and Antony would not travel to the United States with the rest of the squad, set instead for solo training at Carrington.
United will open their preseason campaign against Leeds in Sweden before facing West Ham, Bournemouth, and Everton in the United States as part of the PL Summer Series. They will then face Fiorentina at Old Trafford in their final warm-up tie.
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