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Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira has been linked with a summer move away from the club.
The 24-year-old has seen his chances limited since the arrival of Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon in January and wants to play first-team football regularly. Both Benfica and Valencia are reported to be interested in signing him.
And, although Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would like to keep him in his squad for next season given the demands of competing in multiple competitions, selling fringe players like Pereira could raise much needed funds to help fund bids for some of their main transfer targets..
The club are also prepared to listen for bids for Phil Jones, Marcus Rojo, and goalkeeper Joel Pereira, whilst Chris Smalling continues to be linked with a move back to Italy, where he had a successful loan spell with Roma last season.
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