Manchester United Football Formation

Lineup (4-2-1-3)

Sanchez/De Gea · Torres/Mengi · Varane/Lindelof/Maguire · Timber/Dalot · Martinez/Shaw · VDB/McTominay · De Jong/Garner · Bruno/Hannibal · Sancho/Amad/Shola · Rashford/Garnacho/Elanga · Ronaldo/Kalajdzic

Making a ten Hag squad first step Summer '22

4-2-3-1 moving to 3-4-3 in possession with Timber/Martinez fluid between FB/CB/DM

GK
In - Robert Sanchez 30m/80k + Tuanzebe 50k- Brighton

Out - Henderson 25m/100k - Newcastle/other

Net cost £5m / -£70kpw

Def/CB
In -Torres 45m/120k

Out - Bailly 10m/80k + Jones free/75k

Net cost £35m / -£35kpw

Def/FB
In - Timber (RB/RCB/DM) 35m/90k + L Martinez (LB/LCB/DM) 35m/90k

Out - AWB 25m/90k + Telles 10m/90k + Williams 5m/60k

Net cost £30m / -£60kpw

CM
In - De Jong 70m/290k

Out - Pereira 2.0m/30k

Net cost £68m / +£260kpw

Fwd
In - Kalajdzic 20m/90k
Out - Martial 20m/250k + Chong 2m/20k

Net cost -£2m / -£180k

Subtotal cost £136m / -£85kpw

Released player wages-
Pogba 290k + Cavani 250k + Mata 160k + Matic 120k + Lingard 75k + Grant 30k = £925kpw

Total wages saved = 925 + 85 = 1.01m pw = £52.5mpa

Therefore real cost after 12 months:-

136m - 52.5m = £83.5m