{"id":15925,"date":"2026-07-10T00:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15925"},"modified":"2026-07-10T00:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:50:35","slug":"fabrizio-romano-confirms-two-players-are-expected-to-sign-for-manchester-united-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15925","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano confirms two players are expected to sign for Manchester United on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United are expected to announce deals for two players on Friday, Karl Darlow and Andrey Santos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have shifted into overdrive in the summer window, completing a quick double swoop to\u00a0 reinforce their midfield and adjust their goalkeeping department.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"2\">Fabrizio Romano confirms Andrey Santos completed medical<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-rc_384538c216285b54-106\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">According to transfer expert <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2075281143151153482?s=20\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>Andrey Santos has successfully completed his medical in Manchester ahead of his move from Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">The Brazilian midfielder is now set to sign his contract on Friday morning after both clubs finalised the necessary legal documentation.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Manchester United have agreed a deal worth \u00a350 million to sign the 22-year-old, while Chelsea have negotiated a 10% sell-on clause as part of the agreement.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Santos will put pen to paper on a long-term contract running until June 2031, with the deal also including an option for a further year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">??? Andrey Santos has just completed a successful medical as new Manchester United player.<\/p>\n<p>Clubs signed all documents for \u00a350m packate deal.<\/p>\n<p>Andrey signs tomorrow, Friday on deal until June 2031 plus option at #MUFC. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OvWuK96d6y\">pic.twitter.com\/OvWuK96d6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"5\">Karl Darlow also set to sign on Friday<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-rc_384538c216285b54-108\" data-path-to-node=\"6\">Simultaneously, United also wrapped up a deal for veteran Leeds United goalkeeper Karl Darlow.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Romano has given the transfer his signature \u201chere we go\u201d confirmation, stating that the 35-year-old will also sign his official contract on Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Darlow arrives on a free transfer to serve as the primary homegrown understudy to starting goalkeeper Senne Lammens.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">The clinical arrival of the experienced Premier League veteran facilitates a squad reshuffle, clearing the path for Altay Bayindir to finalise his exit. Bayindir has been heavily linked with a return to Turkey, with Besiktas leading the chase.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"8\">Ederson medical underway as Manchester United close in on third signing<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-rc_384538c216285b54-109\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">In addition to the impending double announcement, a third player is close to signing as well.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Atalanta midfielder Ederson is currently undergoing medical assessments with the club after an agreement was reached with the Serie A side.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a\u00a0preferred source on Google\u00a0to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">A transfer package worth \u20ac44 million (\u00a338.8 million) has already been fully agreed with the Italian club.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">United\u2019s board expects a final verdict on the 26-year-old\u2019s medical assessments to come soon as per Romano\u2019s update.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? The verdict on \u00c9derson medical will be this week as revealed with Man United to give final answer soon.<\/p>\n<p>First medical check done yesterday, next one will follow soon then Atalanta and player to be informed on \u20ac45m package agreed since June.<\/p>\n<p>? https:\/\/t.co\/SIaBZ8Zwte <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MyK13BYwJ0\">pic.twitter.com\/MyK13BYwJ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Should the Brazilian pass his examinations, he will become Manchester United\u2019s third signing of the summer and further strengthen Carrick\u2019s midfield rebuild.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The potential arrivals of Santos and Ederson would represent a major statement of intent from United, who are prioritising energy, physicality and technical quality in the centre of the pitch as they prepare for the new season and a return to Champions League football.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are expected to announce deals for two players on Friday, Karl Darlow and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}