surplus to requirements
idiom
British, formal
: no longer needed
His services had become surplus to requirements.
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There are still several players, including Antony, Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho, who are seemingly surplus to requirements at United, as Amorim looks to freshen up a team which has been thrown from one disaster to the next in recent years.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
But then, United have a right to move players on if they are considered surplus to requirements.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Even before the transfer had been completed and announced, though, there were reports that Ter Stegen would now be surplus to requirements and moved on.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Leicester paid Stoke £15m for the Australian’s services but after making 12 appearances as Leicester lost their fight for survival, he was deemed surplus to requirements under Enzo Maresca and then Cooper.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
But then, United have a right to move players on if they are considered surplus to requirements.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Even before the transfer had been completed and announced, though, there were reports that Ter Stegen would now be surplus to requirements and moved on.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Leicester paid Stoke £15m for the Australian’s services but after making 12 appearances as Leicester lost their fight for survival, he was deemed surplus to requirements under Enzo Maresca and then Cooper.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Surplus to requirements.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surplus%20to%20requirements. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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