Our Manchester United fans here in the Transfer Tavern are hoping that the latest rumours surrounding one of their favoured players aren’t true.

This season has seen fan favourite Ander Herrera reduced to a backup squad role with the arrival of Nemanja Matic in the midfield. Naturally, there are transfer stories surrounding his future with the latest one linking him with a move to Serie A side AC Milan in the summer.

Having arrived in 2014 from Athletic Bilbao, Herrera has endeared himself to the Old Trafford faithful with his fully committed displays and true understanding of the great history of the Red Devils. Many of our punters last season touted him as the next United captain, owing to his outstanding performances throughout the Europa League winning campaign. However, the steady decline has seen him start just eight times in the Premier League this season as Mourinho looks at other options.

Indeed, our landlord takes a look at TWO other players that are struggling for game time, that could follow the Spaniard out of the club who are in a similar position…

Sergio Romero

The Argentine goalkeeper has played backup for David De Gea for his entire United career and, at 30, he won’t want to see out his remaining years warming the Old Trafford bench.

With the World Cup this summer, it’s an opportunity for Romero to put himself in the spotlight. Many of the fans here in the bar will be sad to see Romero go as many believe United won’t get a better back up keeper of his quality.

Matteo Darmian

Italian full-back Matteo Darmian’s United career has come to a halt this season, surely meaning he will soon be heading for the exits. With the recent form of Luke Shaw and Ashley Young in the left-back position and Antonio Valencia becoming one of the best right-backs around, there’s just no room for him.

If he wants to kick-start his career again, a move away from Old Trafford will help the Italian.