Manchester United have reportedly made the decision to release a member of their first-team squad.
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After 13 years at the club and 229 appearances, 31-year-old centre-back Phil Jones looks set to depart the Red Devils as a free agent in June.
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the 20-time English champions have decided they will not extend the Englishman's contract when it expires next month.
Phil Jones will leave Manchester United at the end of the current season, decision confirmed. The club will release the centre back on free transfer. ?? #MUFC Both Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe will look for new opportunities as free agents. pic.twitter.com/wOl8eSjilR
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 16, 2023
Jones joined United from Blackburn Rovers in 2011 as a promising defender rated highly by Sir Alex Ferguson, who famously tipped him to be the future of the club's backline.
However, injuries and a general lack of progress saw Jones stagnate and be more often than not used in a back-up role.
He has not featured at all since Erik ten Hag's appointment at the start of the season, and made just five appearances in the 2021/22 campaign.
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Along with David de Gea, Jones is one the two last surviving members of the team that played under Ferguson, who retired from management in 2013.
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