By Chris Wheeler for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:30 BST, 3 April 2019 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 3 April 2019
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Manchester United are ready to offload up to six players at the end of the season as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer builds a team capable of competing for the Premier League title.
An overhaul of the squad is imminent even if Solskjaer can claim a Champions League place after Tuesday’s defeat at Wolves left United adrift of the top four.
It promises to be the biggest shake-up at Old Trafford since 2015 when Louis van Gaal signed six players and jettisoned eight more.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to orchestrate big summer clear out at Manchester United
Club captain Antonio Valencia is expected to leave along with right back Matteo Darmian
United usually prefer to replace three players a year, but accept the number may be significantly higher this summer because of the current state of the squad.
Club captain Antonio Valencia looks certain to leave after a decade at United having not played since early January.
Matteo Darmian is expected to follow having failed to secure the return to Italy he wanted in the summer. The 29-year-old defender has played only six times this season, and only twice under Solskjaer.
United are also likely to sell one of their five centre-backs with Marcos Rojo and Eric Bailly the leading candidates to go.
Rojo has made four appearances since being lined up for
