Manchester United confirms Sancho, Casemiro, Malacia exit

Manchester United confirmed on Wednesday that winger Jadon Sancho, midfielder Casemiro, and defender Tyrell Malacia will leave the club as free agents when their contracts expire on June 30. The departures are part of a significant squad overhaul that will free up an estimated 640,000 pounds per week in wages.

Sancho’s exit concludes a costly and turbulent five-year spell at Old Trafford. The 26-year-old England international joined from Borussia Dortmund in 2021 for a reported fee of 85 million euros but made only 83 appearances for the club, scoring 12 goals. His time was marked by a public falling-out with former manager Erik ten Hag in 2023, after which he was banished from first-team training. Sancho subsequently spent the last two-and-a-half seasons on loan, first returning to Dortmund, then moving to Chelsea, and most recently playing for Aston Villa during the 2025-26 campaign.

Casemiro, the 34-year-old Brazilian midfielder, arrived from Real Madrid in 2022 and played 160 games for United, scoring 26 goals. He was a key figure in the team that won the Carabao Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024. Tyrell Malacia, a 26-year-old left-back signed by Ten Hag in 2022, has been...