Manchester United are braced for what is likely to be their biggest summer overhaul for four years as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer embarks on the latest Old Trafford rebuild.

Solskjaer wants as many as five new signings, with a right-back, centre-half and versatile forward in his sights and, depending on the futures of Ander Herrera and Juan Mata, one or two midfielders.

In addition to a significant recruitment drive, with England winger Jadon Sancho and Crystal Palace right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka among the targets, Solskjaer is also eager to promote a number of the club’s burgeoning young academy players as part of the rebuilding process.

United are not pursuing a goalkeeper since they have no intention of allowing David de Gea to leave this summer, despite the contract stand-off with the Spaniard that the club remain hopeful of resolving.

De Gea is out of contract at the end of next season but United have so far refused to meet his demands to double his existing £240,000-a-week wages, which would give him parity with the club’s top-earner Alexis Sanchez.

United tend to operate on the loose basis of three signings and three departures during a summer window but there could be more arrivals if Solskjaer manages to trim a squad bloated by players who have become peripheral figures.