Manchester United: Rio Ferdinand demands three transfers to be completed immediately | OneFootball

Time is running out for the Red Devils to raise funds for Ruben Amorim to bolster the squad

Rio Ferdinand has called for three Manchester United players to leave before the transfer window shuts.

Rio Ferdinand Presents

Rio Ferdinand has urged Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Marcus Rashford to leave Manchester United immediately.

So far though the only deals that have been sanctioned are minor loans for academy players Joe Hugill, Ethan Ennis and Ethan Williams.

With just under two weeks until transfer deadline day, more outgoings are expected with Antony now believed to be heading on loan to La Liga outfit Real Betis for the remainder of the season.

Meanwhile Malacia has been linked with an exit following an injury-hit spell at Old Trafford and Rashford’s future is unclear after talk of a move to AC Milan has gone quiet in recent days.

However, Ferdinand - when discussing the potential exits of all three Man Utd players on his ‘Rio Ferdinand Presents’ YouTube channel - believes it would be in the best interests of everyone involved if they left.

“I think Antony's going, someone said to me, Real Betis or somewhere like that," he said. "Just get them out man!

“Sorry, no, I'm just being honest. The more these type of guys are around, where there's just a bad noise, they all want to go, they're all happy to go - let's just get them out. Let's start afresh.

“You know what it's like, if there's people who are unsettled in there and it's not going to plan and they're not happy, it spreads. It's like a cancerous, bad energy.”

Rashford hasn’t featured under Amorim since the Europa League win over Viktoria Plzen last month and his subsequent public desire to seek a new challenge away from the club.

With that said, latest reports have claimed the 27-year-old has not abandoned all hope of playing for Man United again but his future will be decided one way or another by the time the transfer window closes on February 3.