Man Utd duo miss first day of pre-season and are labelled 'must-sells' this summer

Manchester United duo Eric Bailly and Alex Tells have reportedly been labelled as must-sells by the Red Devils after both players were left out of pre-season training

13:03, 16 Jul 2023

[Manchester United duo Eric Bailly and Alex Telles have been labelled 'must sells']

Manchester United duo Eric Bailly and Alex Telles have been labelled 'must sells'(Image: Manchester United via Getty Images)

Manchester United duo Eric Bailly and Alex Telles have reportedly been labelled must sells by the Red Devils.

The defenders did not report for their first day of pre-season, a date set for those United players who featured for their international sides during the summer.

Both players spent last season away from Old Trafford with Bailly, 29, on loan at Ligue 1 side Marseille. However, he failed to make enough appearances to activate the obligatory 6million purchase clause; the Ivorian played just 23 times after missing seven games through suspension.

Telles, 30, spent last season at Sevilla and appeared against United in the Spanish sides 3-0 victory in the Europa League quarter-final. He also started in the final against AS Roma as Sevilla lifted the trophy for a seventh time.

The Manchester Evening News claim that both players are must sells this summer and neither are expected to be included in Uniteds tour of the United States that starts on Wednesday.

Both players are out of contract at the end of the season and wont have their one-year extension option triggered, potentially seeing them leave on a free transfer if United fail to offload them in the summer or winter window.

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[Eric Bailly is surplus to requirements at Old Trafford]

Eric Bailly is surplus to requirements at Old Trafford(Image: Manchester United via Getty Images)

Bailly's fall from grace since he starred under Jose Mourinho early on in his Red Devils career following a 30million move from Villarreal in 2016 has been epitomised as he struggles to find a move away from Old Trafford.

Whereas Brazilian left-back Telles, who arrived for 13.6million in 2020, has attracted interest from Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr. He has also being linked with a return to Portugal at former club Porto or current champions Benfica.

[Alex Telles will also be shown the exit door by Erik ten Hag]

Alex Telles will also be shown the exit door by Erik ten Hag(Image: Getty Images)

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Uniteds failures under Ed Woodward have been well-documented, but there have been few cases more baffling than the decision to hand Bailly a new three-year contract in April 2021. The centre-back has started just 11 times for the club since December 2021.

Bailly and Telles were the only two players involved on international duty to have not returned to Carrington on Saturday.

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