Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly been told he must trim his Manchester United squad by three players before aiming to strengthen his defence in the summer.
United have been looking for a new centre-back to help partner Harry Maguire and have been linked with a move for Sevilla's £60million rated star Jules Kounde.
Kounde has caught the eye of plenty of potential suitors this season after putting in impressive performances in LaLiga, with Bayern Munich, Juventus and Real Madrid all interested.
However, Solskjaer has been instructed to move on United's out of favour players before making moves in the transfer market.