Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United know all about the potential of losing a player on a free transfer.
The Reds are currently battling with midfielder Paul Pogba to convince the World Cup winner to sign a new deal or risk losing him for free at the end of the season - for the second time - after managing to see off interest of a cut-price move during the summer window from Paris Saint-Germain.
Not everyone is capable of being as stubborn as United when it comes to keeping hold of their stars and that could open the door to United finding themselves a bargain or two in the January transfer window, with players' contracts set to expire in
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