Jadon Sancho has taken to Instagram Stories to share a photograph with his 'brothers' in Manchester United's group of unwanted players.
Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim has made no secret about the players deemed surplus to requirements, with Sancho reportedly told to find a new club at the end of last season along with Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia.
The existence of the so-called 'bomb squad' is not a situation Amorim sees as a positive but he claimed after the start of the new season that the players were the ones who indicated a preference to leave Old Trafford.
"Again I know that it’s not a good thing to have players in this situation but it’s clear they want to play at a different club, that’s clear,” Amorim said.
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Rashford has joined Barcelona on loan but Garnacho, Malacia, Antony and Sancho are yet to secure their seemingly inevitable moves.
The former Borussia Dortmund winger, who spent last season on loan at Chelsea and has been linked with various clubs in the current summer transfer window, posted a photograph on Instagram Stories on Wednesday and the presence of a surprise face has sparked speculation about the future of yet another United player.
Sancho's selfie shows the England winger sitting alongside Malacia and Antony but Garnacho is nowhere to be found.
In his place is defender Lisandro Martinez, the 27-year-old Argentina international who joined the Red Devils in 2022.
Tongues are wagging about Martinez appearing with the 'bomb squad' group not because he's at risk of being frozen out, but because he could be on his way back in.
Martinez suffered an ACL injury in a match against Crystal Palace in February and is expected to be out of action until at least October.
United have started both of their matches this season with centre-back Matthijs de Ligt flanked by Lenny Yoro and Luke Shaw.
Amorim isn't the only Premier League boss with unwanted players on the fringes of his squad.
Chelsea's complicated personnel situation has also left Enzo Maresca with a group of unwanted players, lightened by the departure of Carney Chukwuemeka to Dortmund this week.
Axel Disasi, Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling are all on the hunt for new homes and Disasi recently posted a photograph of the 'bomb squad' dressing room.
The transfer window remains open until next Monday, by which time both United and Chelsea will be eager to have streamlined their playing staff.
Topics: Manchester United, Football, Premier League, Jadon Sancho
Chris Nee