Chelsea have agreed a £40m fee to sign Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho.
The 21-year-old Argentina international was told to find a new club by head coach Ruben Amorim at the end of last season.
Sources from United say the initial Chelsea offer was £25m, but Garnacho’s transfer – which includes a 10% sell-on clause – will now be the club’s fourth largest ever sale after Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Angel di Maria.
Chelsea will have spent more than £500m, including add-on clauses, on wingers in just over three years since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought the club.
It will be more than £650m with strikers included – again with add-ons – but there have been significant player sales, with Chelsea likely to fully balance the books this summer on departures.
Garnacho’s move comes as forward Christopher Nkunku, 27, closes in on a move from Chelsea to AC Milan.
(BBC Sport)
