JOSE MOURINHO will look to sell Guillermo Varela and Tyler Blackett as he continues his Old Trafford revolution.
And Mourinho appears to have deemed the youngsters surplus to requirements.
Red Devils fans should not see this decision as an indication the former Chelsea boss does not value the club’s youth academy, as he sees Axel Tuanzebe and Timothy Fosu-Mensah as better options.
Several United players face uncertain futures.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger, Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay failed to impress since moving to Old Trafford last summer.
While Mourinho’s admission he prefers positional specialists to multifunctional players has left Daley Blind’s place in jeopardy — and Marcos Rojo’s ability to cope with the intensity of the Premier League has left serious question marks.
Adnan Januzaj has failed to kick on since bursting onto the scene under David Moyes in the 2013-14 season.
Then there’s Juan Mata who Mourinho sold to United from Chelsea two-and-a-half years ago.
Varela moved to Old Trafford in 2013 as 20-year-old and became the first player signed under Moyes.
However, he failed to make an appearance in his first season and the Scot’s replacement, Louis van Gaal, sent him on loan to Real Madrid B.
He made his United debut as half-time replacement for Paddy McNair in a 0-0 draw against West Ham — and his first came three days later in game against Wolfsburg which the Red Devils had to win to stay in the Champions League.
The Germans won 3-2 but Varela was fairly impressive.
He went on to make a total of 11 appearances for the club.
Blackett made his debut in Van Gaal’s first match in charge — a 2-1 defeat to Swansea — and went onto start the subsequent four games, until he was sent off in a 5-3 loss at Leicester.
The left-footed centre-back made a total of 12 appearances for the club before being shipped out on loan at Celtic.
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