Manchester United reach agreement with Napoli over €30m Scott McTominay sale

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€32m market value 

It looks as though a transfer story which has rumbled on throughout the summer may be coming to its conclusion. Napoli have reportedly reached an agreement with Manchester United to sign Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay. The Athletic reported that a fee in the region of €30 million has been settled on, and United would also receive a share of any future sale from the Italian side. The proposed deal is subject to all parties being satisfied with the player’s terms. McTominay boasts a current market value of €32m, and is the Premier League sides’s fourth most valuable midfielder.

⁠McTominay’s Man United contracts runs until 2025, with the Red Devils also having an option to extend that by 12 months. As an academy graduate, McTominay’s sale would represent ‘pure profit’ and that makes this situation important for United’s compliance with the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability laws and UEFA financial rules. ⁠The deal going through would likely give United the license to bring in PSG holding midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who has been a target throughout the summer. Ugarte has a market value of €45m, and joined the Parisians from Sporting last summer for €60m, but is now viewed as surplus to requirements to Luis Enrique’s team.

Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has held exhaustive talks in London and Manchester this week, as the Serie A side work to secure the Scotland international’s signature, Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku and Brighton’s Billy Gilmour. Last season McTominay enjoyed his best ever goalscoring season, scoring 10 goals in 43 games for Man United. He was also Scotland’s only goalscorer at Euro 2024, and has scored eight goals for his nation since March 2023. The Red Devils have already sold seven players for a fee this summer, bringing in a combined €66.1m, whilst they have spent €164.5m on new arrivals.