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

Manchester United are on the verge of securing a return to the Champions League for the 2026-27 campaign.

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

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

Which Man United players are out of contract this summer?

Tom Heaton

Age: 40

Position: Goalkeeper

Transfer value: £129,000

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 has again been the club's number three goalkeeper during the 2025-26 campaign, and another one-year deal is potentially on the cards for the Englishman.

Casemiro

Age: 34

Position: Central midfielder

Transfer value: £6.9m

Joined: August 22, 2022

Joining fee: £70m

Man United appearances: 158

Man United goals: 26

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: £4.3m

Joined: July 5, 2022

Joining fee: £13m

Man United appearances: 49

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 ended Malacia's hopes of leaving in the winter market.