Man United agree £50m move for Chelsea star after missing out on Elliot Anderson

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The Independent

8 July 2026

Manchester United

have agreed a £50m deal to sign midfielder

Andrey Santos

from

Chelsea

Michael Carrick

's overhaul in the centre of the pitch will continue with Santos set to become one of two Brazil internationals United will buy.

They will complete

a £35m move for Ederson

from Atalanta while Santos should follow for an initial £48m, plus a further £2m in add-ons.

Man Utd have agreed a £50m deal to sign Chelsea’s

(Getty)

United turned to the 22-year-old after missing out on two other midfield targets, with Elliot Anderson going from

Nottingham Forest

Manchester City

for £116m and Tottenham buying Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for £85m.

United have also considered other candidates, including Aurelien Tchouameni and Adam Wharton.

Their need for midfield reinforcements increased when, after Casemiro left Old Trafford, Manuel Ugarte sustained a knee injury at the World Cup.

Meanwhile,

were able to sell Santos after

Real Madrid

denied they had any interest in buying Enzo Fernandez, making it likelier the Argentinian will stay at Stamford Bridge.

Santos' sale will give

a sizeable profit, after buying him for £18m, and mean they have brought in over £110m this summer, following the sales of Marc Cucurella to Real Madrid and Tyrique George to Everton.

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