'There's a lot to do' - Ruben Amorim outlines Man Utd's transfer plans after revelation that most of Red Devils squad is up for sale

Recent reports have claimed that United are prepared to sell half of their squad in the next couple of transfer windows as club co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS group are planning for a rebuild. INEOS are reportedly ready to entrust Amorim with the responsibility of preparing a fresh group, starting in the January window.

The Portuguese coach, who took charge of the club only a month back, replacing Erik ten Hag, has opened up about his strategy to raid the transfer market. Amorim stressed the need to focus on the players at hand and in the club's academy, and accordingly preparing a shortlist of the profile of players he wants to bring in from outside.

Speaking to reporters, the 39-year-old said: "I'm really focused on seeing my players, to understand my players and I think that is one of the problems of the club. We have to focus on what we have, we have to focus on the academy and also to have clear profiles of the players when you get them. It's a lot of details you have to manage.

"You can see set-pieces, sometimes you look at our team, we are a small team compared to the others. Every detail counts and you have to very clear, first in the profiles, arrange all the process and then go to that phase of buying and selling players."

He added: "We have international players, they are good players and we need time to teach our idea and then we will see. Because this is a massive club. If you don't win, the coach goes, the players go. We have to improve as a team, we have to arrange a lot of things in our club before thinking about just buying or selling players. There's a lot to do, so let's focus on improving our players."

After consecutive defeats in the Premier League, the Red Devils will aim to get back to winning ways when they take on Viktoria Plzen in a Europa League clash on Thursday.