You understand I said loan the player if they cannot be sold. Releasing the player is the last resort. Ask yourself why Arsenal releaseAubameyang?
Keeping an asset on your books that you cannot sell and you have no use for….You understand you end up paying out their entire contract right?
You also understand you cannot rebuild until said players are moved on (even if on loan) because they will cause disruption and they take a place in the squad
We're talking about high value assets here, not Phil Jones and Mata.
There has to be room for compromise and discussion in both directions. If ETH wanted rid of Rashford and we can't find a taker (loan or buy), it would be ridiculous to release him. The sensible thing to do is ask the manager to continue working with the player and try to regain his form and confidence. Until which point a buyer can be found or the player turns things around.
The DoF and manager need to have a healthy working relationship to deal with issues like this. No manager gets everything he wants and they have to adapt and handle problems. Having a situation where the manager has full veto is not a good way to run a football club.