Lights, camera, exit: Man United star spotted filming farewell video ahead of summer departure
The much-anticipated summer clear-out at Old Trafford is officially underway, and it looks like the cameras are already rolling on the very first departure.
While Manchester United fans have been desperately refreshing their timelines for news on blockbuster midfield targets or marquee defensive reinforcements, the first player to firmly pack his bags has been sitting quietly on the bench all season.
According to a surprising report from The Sun, backup goalkeeper Altay Bayindir is currently filming his official farewell video ahead of a guaranteed summer exit.
Man United goalkeeper wants more playing time
To fully understand exactly why the Turkish international is sprinting toward the exit door, you just have to look at his incredibly frustrating, isolated stint in Manchester.
Arriving from Fenerbahçe with a highly respectable pedigree, Bayindir was billed as the perfect, competitive understudy to new number one Andre Onana. However, the reality of his time in England has been brutally disappointing.
Even when Onana jetted off to the Africa Cup of Nations mid-season, or when the Cameroonian shot-stopper suffered through a highly publicised, rocky patch of form early in the campaign, the managerial staff stubbornly refused to rotate the squad.
Bayindir has been entirely starved of meaningful Premier League minutes, effectively becoming a very expensive spectator.
For a 28-year-old goalkeeper entering the absolute prime of his career, sitting in the shadows simply isn’t an option if he wants to maintain his spot in the national team set-up.
From the club’s perspective, pulling the plug on this experiment makes total, ruthless sense.
Red Devils are expected to make major changes
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the INEOS sporting structure are currently conducting a massive, ruthless audit of the squad.
They are aggressively looking to trim the wage bill and clear out fringe players who aren’t actively contributing to the starting eleven.
Cashing in on Bayindir not only frees up valuable squad funds but also streamlines a squad that has felt heavily bloated for years.
It allows the recruitment team to either promote a promising academy prospect to the number two spot or dip into the market for a cheaper, homegrown veteran to fill the necessary squad quotas.
Ultimately, this impending transfer is the absolute best-case scenario for everyone involved.
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