Man United contracts: Which players are free to leave Old Trafford in the summer of 2027?

Manchester United enjoyed a superb second half of the 2025-26 season under Michael Carrick, surging up the table and eventually securing a third-placed finish in the Premier League, ensuring they will return to the Champions League in 2026-27.

Carrick has since been appointed as Man Utd's permanent manager, and while potential incomings are at the forefront of many people's minds, the futures of several current first-team players remain unclear, with a number possibly on the move.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Man United players whose contracts expire next summer.

Which Man United players are out of contract next summer?

Tom Heaton

Age: 40

Position: Goalkeeper

Transfer value: £85,000

Joined: July 2, 2021

Joining fee: Free transfer

Man United appearances: 3

Man United clean sheets: 3

Heaton was again the club's number three goalkeeper during the 2025-26 campaign, and another one-year deal has now been agreed with the Englishman.

Lisandro Martinez

Age: 28

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £34m

Joined: July 27, 2022

Joining fee: £49m

Man United appearances: 110

Man United goals: 3

Martinez is a key part of Man United's defence under Carrick, but his long-term future is unclear, with the centre-back out of contract in the summer of 2027.

Bruno Fernandes

Age: 31

Position: Central midfielder

Transfer value: £30m

Joined: January 29, 2020

Joining fee: £47m

Man United appearances: 327

Man United goals: 107

Fernandes had a glorious 2025-26 campaign at Man United, but there are question marks surrounding his long-term future with the Red Devils, as his deal expires in June 2027.

Harry Maguire

Age: 33

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £6.5m

Joined: August 05, 2019

Joining fee: £80m

Man United appearances: 271

Man United goals: 17

Maguire recently signed another deal with Man United to take him to the end of the 2026-27 campaign.

Luke Shaw

Age: 30

Position: Left-back

Transfer value: £6.5m

Joined: July 1, 2014

Joining fee: £27m

Man United appearances: 325

Man United goals: 5

Shaw had one of his best seasons at Man United in 2025-26, and the expectation is that the defender will pen another contract in the near future.

Altay Bayindir

Age: 28

Position: Goalkeeper

Transfer value: £3m

Joined: September 1, 2023

Joining fee: £4.3m

Man United appearances: 17

Man United clean sheets: 3

Bayindir is being heavily linked with a move away from Man United this summer, and it is expected that the goalkeeper will make the switch back to Turkey.