surplus to requirements
idiom
British, formal
: no longer needed
His services had become surplus to requirements.
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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.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
But such a move could mean that James is surplus to requirements given his age and LA’s push for an injection of younger talent.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Previously feigning ignorance about a potential departure, the German is now surplus to requirements under Hansi Flick with Garcia around.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Hayden has been surplus to requirements during most of Howe’s tenure.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 June 2025
All the same, selling players who are surplus to requirements would allow Amorim to spend even more this summer, without falling foul of the Premier League financial rules.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 5 June 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
There had been no incoming loans this season, but outgoings wise, Lloyd Kelly to Juventus aside (again, a loan with an obligation), there have been temporary departures for Isaac Hayden to Portsmouth and Jamal Lewis to Sao Paulo, both of whom are surplus to requirements.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Having missed the entirety of last season with injury, the nine-cap Netherlands international is surplus to requirements at Old Trafford.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
But such a move could mean that James is surplus to requirements given his age and LA’s push for an injection of younger talent.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Previously feigning ignorance about a potential departure, the German is now surplus to requirements under Hansi Flick with Garcia around.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Hayden has been surplus to requirements during most of Howe’s tenure.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 June 2025
All the same, selling players who are surplus to requirements would allow Amorim to spend even more this summer, without falling foul of the Premier League financial rules.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 5 June 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
There had been no incoming loans this season, but outgoings wise, Lloyd Kelly to Juventus aside (again, a loan with an obligation), there have been temporary departures for Isaac Hayden to Portsmouth and Jamal Lewis to Sao Paulo, both of whom are surplus to requirements.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Having missed the entirety of last season with injury, the nine-cap Netherlands international is surplus to requirements at Old Trafford.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 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 16 Jul. 2025.
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