Ruben Amorim will be consulted about out-of-contract players but won't have the final word on whether they will be offered extensions, it has been claimed.

United have six players whose contract expire in June, meaning they will be free to talk to other clubs in January and potentially sign a pre-contract agreement. Amorim will have the best part of two months to cast his eye over the squad before then, though, with .

The club have a chance to trigger automatic one-year extensions for winger Amad and centre-back , under the terms of their current contracts. Amad is still on the contract he signed when arriving from Atalanta in January 2021, while Maguire signed a six-year deal when he joined from in 2019.

United last season, meaning he's among the others out of contract in 2025. The other three are Christian Eriksen, Jonny Evans and Tom Heaton.

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According to , the final decision on all six players will rest with CEO Omar Berrada, sporting director Dan Ashworth and technical director Jason Wilcox. Amorim will be asked for his opinion, but is not expected to have the power of veto.

Previous United boss Erik ten Hag is understood to have while at the club. However, Amorim's role is head coach rather than manager, and the reports about the out-of-contract players points to a new direction from the higher-ups.

Eriksen and Lindelof were both linked with summer exits, only to ultimately remain at Old Trafford. It remains to be seen whether the latter is given another chance under the new boss, who briefly played in the same team as him at Benfica.

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Amorim's first match as United head coach will come away at Ipswich Town at the end of November. The former Braga boss has a few more games in charge of current club Sporting CP before then, though, starting with a clash against on Tuesday night.

"If the result [vs City] is negative, expectations will drop; if we win they will think that the new has arrived," on Monday. "What interests me is to win, a good farewell in Alvalade, win in Braga and start a new adventure in Manchester.

"Tomorrow I will be Sporting's coach and only Sporting's. From the 11th I will be Manchester United's. I know they will draw conclusions from the result, but I don't care. I understand the interest, for me it's just another game against a team in the best league."

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