The two players Mourinho will sell to fund Maguire's move

Manchester United will dump Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian to fund their £65million bid for Harry Maguire.

The pair has been told they are surplus to requirements, with both Milan clubs in for Darmian and newly-promoted Wolves keen on signing Rojo.

Jose Mourinho has been told he must get rid of defenders to generate funds and free up space within his squad for Leicester and England World Cup star Maguire.

Although Rojo only signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal in March, worth £160,000-a-week, that was done chiefly to protect his market value, with United wanting up to £30m for him.

The Argentina defender, 28, has played just 107 of a possible 223 games for United since joining from Sporting Lisbon for £16m four years ago, his woeful injury record finally persuading Mourinho to jettison him.

Rojo has not joined up with United on the tail-end of their US tour, despite having had the requisite three-week break following his World Cup exploits, and has been told he can find a new club.

Darmian, also 28, who is part of United’s US tour squad, is determined to seal his exit as quickly as possible, even if that means leaving Mourinho in the lurch.

Mourinho is short of right-backs for the start of the new season, with skipper Antonio Valencia and new signing Diogo Dalot both sidelined by injury.

Neither has a chance of being fit for United’s Premier League opener at home to Leicester on August 10, with £15m-rated Darmian likely to start at right-back.

Mourinho could switch central defender Victor Lindelof to right-back or play Ashley Young there if Darmian has left by then.

But Lindelof does not return to training until Monday following a post-World Cup break, while Young remains on holiday after helping England to the semi-finals in Russia