Manchester United Reach Agreement With PSG to Sign Manuel Ugarte: Report – News18

Manchester United have reportedly agreed a deal with Paris Saint-Germain to sign midfielder Manuel Ugarte. With just a few days remaining before the end of the current transfer window, the 23-year-old is expected to be the final big arrival at Old Trafford.

Ugarte is the fifth signing of the summer transfer window for Manchester United after Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.

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Ugarte will reportedly travel to Manchester today to complete his medical. PSG are said to have agreed to an initial fee of 50m euros with 10m euros as add-ons included. The add-ons are bonus-linked subject to Ugarte’s performance on the field.

The Uruguyan’s signing has come on the heels of Manchester United reportedly reaching an agreement of their own with Italian club Napoli for the sale of Scott McTominay believed to be in the region of 30m euros.

PSG initially demanded 60m euros to part ways with Ugarte who was named in the 2024 Copa America team of the tournament.

Ugarte will big goodbye to PSG after having spent just one season at the club following his arrival from Sporting Lisbon in 2023. He represented the French club in 37 matches across all competitions and won three titles including Ligue 1 title, French Cup, and Trophee des Champions.

Meanwhile, Manchester United have made a mixed start to the 2024-25 Premier League season having registered a 1-0 win over Fulham before succumbing to a 1-2 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend. They next face bitter rivals Liverpool.

The start surely has put manager Erik ten Hag under renewed scrutiny as he lamented the lack of goals this season.

“We needed to be more clinical in both boxes and how we concede the goals is very soft,” Ten Hag said after the defeat against Brighton.

“It shouldn’t have happened, we should be better organised in such moments. Also on the other hand, when you create the chances we did, we should score more goals, especially the one with the overload, where everyone thought it was a goal. Also, before half-time, we created chances. The best chance was from Amad after the cross of Diogo Dalot and, after that, Mason Mount had a very good chance,” he added.