Manchester United seal deal to sign Manuel Ugarte from PSG for initial fee of €50m | Manchester United

Manchester United have completed a deal to sign Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain for €50 million (£42.3 million) plus €10 million in bonuses, with Scott McTominay expected to accept a €30 million move to Napoli.

PSG wanted a fixed transfer fee of €60 million for Ugarte, but United, who had their eyes on the controlling midfielder early in the transfer window, negotiated a lower price. Bonuses were dependent on performance and success.

If Ugarte arrives as expected, the 23-year-old will become Erik ten Hag’s fifth major signing on the market, after Leny Yoro, 18, a second central defender, Matthijs de Ligt, 25, striker Joshua Zirkzee, 23, and Noussair Mazraoui, a 26-year-old full-back. The club believes all have their peak years ahead of them.

United regard Ugarte as one of the game’s best midfielders – he was named in the Copa America team of the tournament this summer – and the Uruguayan would give Ten Hag a second senior defensive player alongside Casemiro.

With United having agreed a fee of €30 million with Napoli for McTominay, the Scot is expected to join the Italian club. He has spent 22 years at United after joining the youth programme at the age of five.

United were unwilling to let him leave, but Ten Hag could not guarantee the midfielder the starting spot he wanted. The Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules, which encourage the sale of home-grown players, also made the deal attractive.

McTominay, regarded by the club as one of the most successful players to emerge from the academy, made 253 appearances for United, scoring 29 goals and winning the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.