Andrey Santos: £50m Man United signing makes huge Michael Carrick claim after joining from Chelsea

Manchester United person announced the signing of midfielder Andrey Santos from Chelsea, taxable to registration.

The 22-year-old has enactment pen to insubstantial connected a five-year declaration until June 2031, with the enactment to widen for a further year, and helium moves to Old Trafford for a reported £48m positive £2m successful add-ons.

Santos has go Man United’s archetypal signing of the summertime nether caller imperishable caput manager Michael Carrick, portion helium represents the 2nd big-money merchantability from Chelsea nether their caller brag Xabi Alonso, pursuing Marc Cucurella's determination to Real Madrid.

The Brazilian departs Stamford Bridge aft making 47 first-team appearances for Chelsea crossed each competitions, featuring successful 27 Premier League games and six matches successful the Champions League past season.

Santos won the FIFA Club World Cup with the Blues successful 2025 having antecedently experienced spells retired connected indebtedness astatine Nottingham Forest and Strasbourg, and helium is present looking guardant to a caller situation astatine Man United.

Carrick labelled the “perfect coach” by Santos aft Man Utd arrival

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Speaking to Man United’s authoritative website pursuing confirmation of his transfer, Santos said: “Everything astir Manchester United is special; it is an unthinkable feeling to articulation a nine that immoderate of my biggest idols person represented.

“As a midfielder, I americium truly excited to person the accidental to larn from Michael Carrick, helium is the cleanable manager to assistance maine instrumentality the adjacent measurement successful my vocation and propulsion to execute my dreams.

“Everybody told maine astir however ambitious the nine is and the astonishing situation that has been created here. I cognize conscionable however beardown the squad is and I cannot hold to combat unneurotic to vie for the biggest trophies.”

Director of shot Jason Wilcox added: “Andrey is an outstanding midfielder with fantabulous method qualities and the quality to interaction the crippled astatine some ends of the pitch.

“He was a cardinal people for america successful an important position, truthful we are delighted that helium volition articulation Michael’s squad truthful aboriginal successful pre-season.

“Despite already having extended experience, enactment abilities and proving his endowment astatine the highest level, Andrey inactive has tremendous imaginable to make further, and we cannot hold to spot him flourish astatine Manchester United.”

Santos could marque Man Utd debut this weekend

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Santos, who volition deterioration the No.17 garment astatine Old Trafford, is joining a Man United broadside who finished 3rd successful the Premier League array past play and person qualified for the 2026-27 Champions League.

The midfielder volition nexus up with his caller Red Devils teammates up of the club’s Scandinavian pre-season tour which begins with a affable fixture against Wrexham successful Helsinki connected Saturday.

Santos could soon beryllium joined astatine Old Trafford by chap midfielder Youri Tielemans, arsenic Man United are reportedly on the brink of signing the Aston Villa and Belgium prima for £35m.

Roma’s Manu Kone is besides connected Man United’s radar, portion experienced goalkeeper Karl Darlow is adjacent to completing a determination from Leeds United connected a escaped transfer.