Manchester United may be having some trouble shifting their deadwood, but Anthony Elanga’s move from Nottingham Forest to Newcastle United will provide a slight boost to their coffers.
Newcastle accomplished the signing of the Sweden international on Friday night with the winger arriving at St James’ Park in a deal price £52million with an additional £3million in add-ons.
Elanga joined Forest in the summertime of 2023, leaving Manchester United for £15m. the winger had been on United books because the age of 12 and broke into the first-team in 2021, scoring a memorable Champions League goal away to Atletico Madrid.
He was deemed surplus to requirements by Erik ten Hag, nonetheless, leaving Old Trafford having made 55 appearances in total.
United included a sell-on clause within the deal that took Elanga to Forest two years ago. While the precise details of the clause were never officially disclosed, reports suggest United will bank 15 per cent of the profits from his sale.
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Which means United will collect roughly £6m from the deal.
There could possibly be one other windfall imminent with Alvaro Fernandez near sealing his move from Benfica to Real Madrid.
The left-back left Manchester without making a single senior appearance in January 2024, joining the Portuguese giants on loan in a deal that was made everlasting last summer.
After a sparking season in Lisbon, Fernandez is ready to return to Madrid in a €50million (£43m) transfer.
A sell-on clause was also included within the deal that saw Fernandez join Benfica last 12 months, thought to face at 20 per cent. That arrangement will see United bank roughly £7.6m.
United have signed Matheus Cunha from Wolves but have seen two bids for Bryan Mbeumo rejected by Brentford.
They hope to lift additional funds through sales this summer but have thus far been unable to dump their deadwood.
Marcus Rashford and Antony are eager to secure moves to Barcelona and Real Betis respectively however the Spanish duo would favor loan moves.
Alejandro Garnacho meanwhile has been valued at £70m by the club with Napoli making a fresh bid that falls someway in need of that number.
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