{"id":15867,"date":"2026-07-09T20:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15867"},"modified":"2026-07-09T20:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:13:24","slug":"medical-completed-brazilian-star-set-to-join-man-utd-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15867","title":{"rendered":"Medical completed: Brazilian star set to join Man Utd tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NewsArticle\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"articletimestamp\">July 9, 2026 21:00 GMT (UK), by <!-- Author Start -->Sri Aswin<!-- Author End -->\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right\">\n<figure>\n<p class=\"article_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/imghold\/largestAndreySantosChelsea.jpg\" title=\"Medical completed: Brazilian star set to join Man Utd tomorrow\" alt=\"Medical completed: Brazilian star set to join Man Utd tomorrow\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p><figcaption><em itemprop=\"articleSection\">Santos completes United medical<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:18px; width:450px;\">\n<div style=\"display:inline; border:0px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:3px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/images\/football_transfer_centre.png\" title=\"Football Transfer Centre\" alt=\"Football Transfer Centre\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:16px\">\n<strong>Chelsea midfielder <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Andrey Santos<\/span><\/span>  is expected to complete his permanent move to Manchester United tomorrow, according to <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- responsive_ad --><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils secured a deal worth\u00a0\u00a350m for the Brazil international yesterday and he has since undergone his medical with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Romano has now revealed that the 22-year-old will formally sign his contract tomorrow before United make a formal transfer announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Santos is one of the best young midfielders in Brazil, but he struggled to break into the Blues&#8217; 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