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Manchester United is set to officially announce the signing of Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos from Chelsea in a deal worth £50 million. The 22-year-old has completed his medical, signed his contract, and even done the obligatory photoshoot, with the formal reveal expected imminently.
The transfer, which includes a £48 million base fee plus £2 million in performance-related add-ons, represents yet another massive financial transaction in a Premier League ecosystem that has become deeply intertwined with the crypto industry.
The deal breakdown
Santos’s journey to Old Trafford has been a winding one. Born on May 3, 2004, he started his career at Brazilian club Vasco da Gama before Chelsea scooped him up in January 2023 for an initial fee of £13 million.
Chelsea, in its now-familiar role as football’s most prolific buyer-and-seller, is flipping Santos for roughly four times what it originally paid. Not a bad return on a player who spent chunks of his time out on loan at Nottingham Forest and Strasbourg rather than in Chelsea’s starting lineup.
The Blues also negotiated a 10% sell-on clause, meaning if Manchester United eventually moves Santos on for even more money, Chelsea gets a cut.
As of July 10, 2026, every procedural box has been checked. Medical done. Personal terms agreed. Contract finalized.
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