By KIERAN GILL, MAIL SPORT REPORTER and DAN DAVIS, SPORTS REPORTER
Published: 14:34 EDT, 28 August 2025 | Updated: 14:49 EDT, 28 August 2025
Chelsea and Manchester United have agreed a £40million fee for Alejandro Garnacho, Daily Mail Sport understands.
The switch will also include a 10 per cent sell-on fee.
Both clubs had been locked in negotiations over the deal this summer after the 21-year-old was told by Ruben Amorim to leave at the end of last season.
There had been a gap in valuation - with United said to have been holding out for around £50m - but a compromise has been reached. Garnacho is now expected to head to London to undergo his medical checks as soon as tomorrow.
The forward is set to sign a lucrative seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
Such was his desire to force through the move, Garnacho is said to have turned down all options other than joining the Blues or staying in United's 'bomb squad'.
Chelsea had started off the pursuit with low offers around the £25m and £30m mark, but edged closer to a figure satisfactory to United after lengthy negotiations.
The Argentina international had placed himself on a collision course with Amorim after publicly revealing his frustration at only being brought on as a late substitute in United's dismal Europa League final defeat by Tottenham in May.
His brother Roberto also stoked the fire by posting a message on social media criticising the head coach for throwing Garnacho 'under the bus'.
Daily Mail Sport reported in June that the winger was among five United players given permission to delay their return to training while they looked for new clubs. Garnacho is understood to have been told to move on by Amorim in front of his team-mates.
He will become Chelsea's ninth signing of a blockbuster summer of spending, despite the additions of talented young forwards Jamie Gittens and Estevao.
Garnacho joined United from Atletico Madrid in October 2020 and went on to make 144 senior appearances after progressing from the academy, scoring 26 goals.
United remain close to allowing Antony to rejoin Real Betis while Rasmus Hojlund is finalising details with Napoli.
More to follow.