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Manchester United Agree £40 Million Deal to Sell Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea

United secure a clean FFP gain from an academy sale following the winger’s exclusion under Rúben Amorim.

Overview

  • Sky Sports reported the agreement and EFE confirmed it, with Fabrizio Romano stating United accepted a £40 million fee.
  • The transfer is expected to be completed in the coming days subject to routine formalities.
  • The sale ranks as United’s fourth-highest outgoing fee and their largest for an academy graduate, counted clean for financial fair play.
  • Garnacho had been left out of Amorim’s first-team plans at United and he turned down Bayern Munich and Middle Eastern offers to pursue Chelsea.
  • The 21-year-old departs after 144 appearances and 26 goals for United, with his mother celebrating the move on Instagram.