Manchester United could be in line to receive some much needed cash in the January transfer window should Fulham sell Andreas Pereira.
The Brazilian spent eight seasons as a United player before finally departing the club for Fulham back in 2022.
He was sold for a fee of £10 million plus £3 million in add-ons but interestingly they also included a 20% sell-on fee as part of the deal.
United are currently languishing in 14th place after a string of insipid performances and need to strengthen their beleaguered squad in the January window.
Sadly, with PSR restrictions and massive transfer debt, there looks to be little money to spend unless sales can be delivered to generate some much needed income.
One potential source of cash could be Pereira’s potential departure from Fulham.
Brazilian reporter Vene Casagrande claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that “Palmeiras have offered Fulham €20 million for Andreas Pereira.”
If the English team does not accept, Verdão has ‘available’ another €2 million to increase the offer. In other words, the São Paulo club’s financial limit in this operation is €22 million.
Pereira is reportedly on board with the move and has encouraged the Brazilian side to try and pursue a deal with the Cottagers.
O Palmeiras ofereceu 20 milhões de euros ao Fulham para ter Andreas Pereira. Caso o time inglês não aceite, o Verdão tem “disponível” mais 2 milhões de euros para aumentar a oferta. Ou seja, o limite financeiro do clube paulista nessa operação é 22 milhões de euros, cerca de 140… pic.twitter.com/23vK2a3FHm
— Venê Casagrande (@venecasagrande) December 23, 2024
Therefore should Fulham accept a deal of €22 million, United could receive around €4.4 million of the fee.
Chelsea were also linked with a move for the player in the summer that would have netted United even more but it looks like the fee discussed in the summer will not be reached in the January window.
Whilst €4.4 million does not sound like much to get excited about, every little could help with United’s current predicament as they must now somehow improve a squad that is spiralling downwards and is in urgent need of a revamp.
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Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Proud owner of such niche shirts such as Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Gary Neville. Grew up pretending to be Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the back garden, with little success.
