Man United contracts: Which players are free to leave Old Trafford in 2026?

Manchester United have entered another new managerial era, with Michael Carrick placed in charge of the Red Devils following the departure of Ruben Amorim as head coach.

The futures of a number of first-team players are currently unclear, with a number potentially on the move at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.

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: 39

Position: Goalkeeper

Transfer value: £211,000

Joined: July 2, 2021

Joining fee: Free transfer

Man United appearances: 3

Man United clean sheets: 3

Club Honours

EFL Cup (1): 2022-23

FA Cup (1): 2023-24

Heaton is again the club's number three goalkeeper during the 2025-26 campaign, and there have been claims that another short-term deal could be coming his way.

Casemiro

Age: 33

Position: Central midfielder

Transfer value: £16.9m

Joined: August 22, 2022

Joining fee: £70m

Man United appearances: 148

Man United goals: 22

Club Honours

Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior (1): 2010

Copa Sudamericana (1): 2012

La Liga (3): 2016-17, 2019-20, 2021-22

Copa del Rey (1): 2013-14

Spanish Super Cup (3): 2017, 2019-20, 2021-22

UEFA Champions League (5): 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22

UEFA Super Cup (3): 2016, 2017, 2022

FIFA Club World Cup (3): 2016, 2017, 2018

EFL Cup (1): 2022-23

FA Cup (1): 2023-24

Casemiro has been in strong form for Man United this season, but it has been announced that the midfielder will be leaving Old Trafford when his contract expires in June 2026.

Tyrell Malacia

Age: 26

Position: Left-back

Transfer value: £6m

Joined: July 5, 2022

Joining fee: £13m

Man United appearances: 48

Man United goals: 0

Club Honours

KNVB Cup (1): 2017-18

Johan Cruyff Shield (1): 2018

EFL Cup (1): 2022-23

Malacia missed the entirety of the 2022-23 season due to a serious knee injury which required two separate operations. The Dutchman made the move to PSV Eindhoven on loan in the latter stages of the 2024-25 January transfer window, but he did not join the Eredivisie team on a permanent basis.

The club attempted to shift the full-back on during the 2025 transfer window, but a failure to find a club means Malacia will leave upon the expiration of his contract in 2026.

There had been talk of a January move to Turkey, but Patrick Dorgu's hamstring issue has ended Malacia's hopes of leaving in the winter market.