Manchester United agree Alejandro Garnacho sale to Chelsea with sell-on fee included

Manchester United agree Alejandro Garnacho sale to Chelsea with sell-on fee included

Man Utd youngster Alejandro Garnacho is set to swap Old Trafford for Stamford Bridge in the final days of the window.

Garnacho is leaving United. (Image: 2025 Manchester United FC)

Manchester United have agreed to sell Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea for £40million.

Garnacho has been training on his own at Carrington since July. Chelsea have been in negotiations to sign Garnacho and the London club have agreed a £40m fixed fee, which includes a 10 per cent sell-on fee.

The 21-year-old will become United's fourth-highest sale in history, following Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku, and Angel Di Maria. Chelsea initially entered discussions by offering £25m for the youngster.

Garnacho's sale will also represent the highest-ever sale of a United academy graduate.

Club sources believe they have negotiated a pragmatic deal for a player who has been pushing strongly to leave, following a deterioration in his relationship with Ruben Amorim.

Garnacho was dropped for the Manchester derby in December, but was reintegrated back into the squad, unlike Marcus Rashford, who was loaned to Aston Villa in the January window.

However, there were further discipline issues with Garnacho as the season progressed and the winger questioned Amorim's decision to name him on the bench for the Europa League final against Tottenham.

When speaking to journalists in the USA this summer, Amorim was asked whether it was a shame it hadn't worked out with Garnacho. He responded: "I think Garnacho you can understand and you can see, he's talented, he's a really talented boy. And sometimes things don't work out.

"You cannot explain specifically what it is. But I have the feeling, I think it's clear that Garnacho wants a different thing with a different leadership. And I can understand that.

"So I think it's not a problem. Sometimes you adapt to one guy, you have the connection. Other times, you want a new challenge. So, we try to make everything okay to all the parts. To the club, to the coach and to the players. So, it's a natural thing in football."

United completed the signing of Garnacho on a free transfer from Atletico Madrid in September 2020 and after progressing in the academy and winning the FA Youth Cup, the youngster became an established part of the first-team squad.

Garnacho was handed his senior debut by Ralf Rangnick in April 2022 against Chelsea at Old Trafford.

He developed further with Erik ten Hag in charge during 2022/2023, contributing six goals and six assists in 37 appearances across all competitions.

Garnacho consolidated himself as a key player during Ten Hag's tenure and scored the opening goal in the FA Cup final victory against Manchester City at Wembley in 2024.

Garnacho will leave United having scored 26 goals in 144 senior appearances.

United say Garnacho leaves for Stamford Bridge with their best wishes.

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