Manchester United are looking to sell three centre-backs this summer, according to reports in England. Phil Jones will reportedly be offloaded along with loanees Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo.
All three are deemed to be surplus to requirements by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and supporters on Twitter are happy to see the club undergoing a clearout:
Music to my ears!
— AkyFOOTBALL (@AkyFootball) July 9, 2020
20mill for all of them together to help fund sancho.
— ♦️MR10_SŽN♦️ (@UtdRashfordi) July 9, 2020
Finally being ruthless
— Ben Canning (@BenCanning7) July 9, 2020
This right here, is what I love to see ?
— Praiz!!⚓? (@A_Beardless_Man) July 9, 2020
Is the government allowing car boot sales again now?
— Paul Binney (@binn_e) July 9, 2020
Good news
— Lekan (@Lekan54268689) July 9, 2020
As expected really
— Alan (@ACUnited1) July 9, 2020
Should havr done this five years ago but finally under Ole the club is showing ambition
— サップ (@HisashiAckerman) July 9, 2020
Not too worried about keeping smalling and Marcos but Phil Jones has to go.he simply has to leave the club
— Area badguy? (@kwabenababyface) July 9, 2020
If true this is music to my ears. The clear out almost completed #oleball my manager ❤️
— Azaher Sarwar (@aza32) July 9, 2020
Smalling is likely to move to Roma if United can come to an agreement with the Serie A side to turn his loan into a permanent move.
Rojo, meanwhile, is believed to be very keen to stay in Argentina, despite his loan switch at Estudiantes having come to an end.
Jones’s case is probably less clearcut in terms of the clubs that would be interested in signing him. West Ham has been mentioned as a potential destination, with David Moyes said to be keen to reunite with the defender, although it remains to be seen how much truth there is to that rumour.