Overview
- Reports say Manchester United have reached agreement with Chelsea to sign 22‑year‑old Andrey Santos for an initial £48m with £2m of add‑ons and a 10% sell‑on clause.
- Santos has been given permission to travel to Manchester for a medical and personal terms are reported to be finalised.
- A separate deal for Éderson from Atalanta is understood to be ready to complete now Brazil have exited the World Cup, meaning two Brazil midfielders could join United this summer.
- United's urgency to reinforce central midfield increased after Casemiro left and Manuel Ugarte suffered a serious knee injury at the World Cup, and they turned to Santos after missing higher‑priced targets such as Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes.
- The club still plans to add more midfielders this window and remains linked with other targets including Aurélien Tchouaméni, so Santos and Éderson are steps in an ongoing rebuild rather than the finished overhaul.