London, July 7 -- There were five players missing when Manchester United returned for pre-season training on Monday after the club has given them more time off to try and seal a move elsewhere.

Jadon Sancho, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Tyrell Malacia are not in Ruben Amorim's plans, while Alejandro Garnacho has asked to leave due to his poor relationship with the head coach.

Sancho spent last season on loan with Chelsea, but the south London club opted against signing him on a permanent basis, even paying a penalty clause of five million pounds (6.8 million U.S. dollars) for rejecting that option.

Juventus is thought to be interested in Sancho, with United asking for around 25 million pounds for the winger.

Antony had a successful s...