🚨🔴 Andrey Santos asked to leave Chelsea and wanted Man United, seen as perfect chapter for his career.
Two meetings with his agents took place in February and March, #MUFC to pay £48m plus £2m with 10% sell-on.
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🚨🇧🇷 Christopher Vivell had identified and pushed internally for #MUFC to pursue Andrey Santos, with Wilcox + Berrada agreeing the 22yo offers potential and versatility.
Important to note, neither Santos/Ederson are seen as the ‘marquee’ midfield signing, with club still active.
🚨🇧🇷 Understand Newcastle had made an approach for Andrey Santos in the last 24hrs, matching Chelsea’s fee and offering him a more lucrative wage. However, the 22yo gave full priority to Man Utd, which impressed #MUFC hierarchy and pushed them to try and close the deal quickly.
People justifying Santos being good because he's a bench player to Enzo and Caicedo need to realise that's literally the standard of midfield we should have as well. If someone had said Santos and Ederson in May they'd have been laughed off this app.