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title: "Manchester United: Sky Sports relay Nemanja Matic news"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Manchester United News"
published: "2022-04-17T11:10:15Z"
modified: "2022-04-17T11:10:15Z"
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# Manchester United: Sky Sports relay Nemanja Matic news

**[Sky Sports](https://twitter.com/skysportsnews/status/1515026484313964549?s=21&t=M3MuxscwQIRyyUkjQooFFA) have relayed news live on TV regarding Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic and his decision to leave the club at the end of the season.**

### The Lowdown: Matic’s Old Trafford career

Matic made the move to United back in 2017 from Chelsea in a deal worth over [£40m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nemanja-matic/transfers/spieler/74683). Since then, the holding midfielder has gone on to make more than [180](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nemanja-matic/leistungsdaten/spieler/74683) appearances for the Red Devils, with [27](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nemanja-matic/leistungsdaten/spieler/74683) of those coming this season.

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His current contract still has over [12 months](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nemanja-matic/profil/spieler/74683) left to run, however, Matic has now announced that he will leave the club over the coming months.

### The Latest: Sky Sports relay on-air news

United shared the news on their [official website](https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/nemanja-matic-to-leave-man-utd-at-the-end-of-2021-22-season), with [Sky Sports News](https://twitter.com/skysportsnews/status/1515026484313964549?s=21&t=M3MuxscwQIRyyUkjQooFFA) sharing the update live on TV.

They labelled it as ‘significant if you support Man Utd’, describing the midfielder as ‘the first out of the door’ at Old Trafford.

### The Verdict: First of many?

Erik ten Hag looks set to come in to replace Ralf Rangnick in the summer and may well have plenty of key decisions to make on a number of players.

United have [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/kader/verein/985) players who will be out of contract at the end of June, including Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s future is also in [doubt](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/cristiano-ronaldo-future-man-utd-26347111).

Matic’s departure could prove to be the first of many in a major Old Trafford shake-up under Ten Hag, and a new defensive midfielder could now be a priority heading into the summer.

***In other news: [‘Expected’ – Fabrizio Romano drops first blow for Ten Hag at Man Utd with appointment ‘imminent’.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/manchester-united-edinson-cavani-still-expected-to-leave/)***