Man Utd agree £40million Alejandro Garnacho transfer with Chelsea

MANCHESTER UNITED have agreed a deal to sell Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea.

The Red Devils have sanctioned an exit for the wantaway winger worth £40million.

1 Alejandro Garnacho is joining Chelsea Credit: Getty

Garnacho, 21, will join the Blues on a reported seven-year contract after waiting for a move to materialise all summer.

The Argentine had been pushing for an exit after falling down the pecking order under boss Ruben Amorim .

He becomes United's fourth largest sale in their history, bettered only by the exits of Cristiano Ronaldo , Romelu Lukaku and Angel Di Maria .

While his fee is the largest United have ever brought in for an academy graduate.

Chelsea have also agreed to insert a 10 per cent sell-on fee clause in the deal.

SunSport understands that Man Utd have managed to negotiate the price up to £40m after Chelsea initially bid in the region of £25m for the ace.

Garnacho scored six goals and registered two assists across 36 Premier League appearances last season.

He becomes Chelsea's fourth attacking signings of the summer, following behind Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens , Liam Delap and Estevao.

For United, his £40m fee will register as pure profit in terms of the Premier League's financial fair play regulations.

That figure will go some way to helping the Old Trafford outfit rebalance the books after heavy spending on the likes of Matheus Cunha , Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko .

United still have a number of big-wage players that they will be keen to get off their books before Monday's transfer deadline.

Brazilian winger Antony appears to be the next in line to leave the club.

SunSport exclusively revealed this week that Antony is on the verge of returning to Real Betis on loan with an obligation to buy for £33million next summer.

Fellow 'bomb squad' members Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia are still yet to find a new home, but remain frozen out of the first team.

While Marcus Rashford was the first to leave earlier in the window, when he joined Barcelona on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

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