Manchester United will seemingly be looking to get rid of two of their defenders during the upcoming summer transfer window.

What's the news?

Journalist and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano shared on Twitter that there has been a "decision made" regarding the future of Eric Bailly and Axel Tuanzebe, with both players "set to leave" Old Trafford this summer.

Signed from Villarreal six years ago this week in a deal worth a reported £30m, Bailly has gone on to make 113 appearances for the Red Devils. However, with a worrying injury record and only seven appearances in all competitions this season, it's easy to see why the club are looking to offload the Ivorian this summer.

The 28-year-old has largely failed to convince in a United shirt, being branded "rash" by Trevor Sinclair after a hapless own goal in the Manchester derby last November.

As for Tuanzebe, despite playing for two different clubs on loan this season, the 24-year-old failed to make an impact with either, as he made just two appearances for Napoli after he left Aston Villa in January.

After the first of those, Italian journalist Umberto Chiariello criticised the Old Trafford academy graduate for committing "mistakes that a defender should never make".

Taking all this into account, it's easy to see why the club are looking to move the defensive duo out of the club and off their books permanently.

Great news for United fans

This should be music to the ears of United fans everywhere and give them hope that the club are looking to move some deadwood out of Old Trafford and potentially bring in some new players to replace them.

Taking into account how the likes of Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Edinson Cavani and Juan Mata will not be at the club next season, this already suggests that the Red Devils will need to be rather busy to ensure that their squad is strong enough before the next campaign kicks off in two months' time.

It's safe to suggest that both Bailly and Tuanzebe won't be greatly missed at the club based on what they've offered on the pitch, but should the pair find themselves waving goodbye to Old Trafford once and for all this summer, the pressure will then be on the club's hierarchy to ensure that they find suitable replacements so that Erik ten Hag isn't left short of central defensive cover over the next few months.

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