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Manuel Ugarte's transfer to Manchester United will be announced on the 29th local time.
Reporter Florian Flettenberg, an expert in the European transfer market, said on his personal SNS on the 29th (Korea time), "Ugarte successfully passed the medical test at Manchester United. Maybe it will be announced today. Ugarte, 23, is Manchester United's new defensive midfielder. The transfer rumor is over."
Fabrizio Romano, another expert, also announced the official announcement on his personal SNS, briefly "Today is Manchester United's Ugarten day".
It has been reported that Ugarte has already arrived in Manchester, England. The Manchester Evening News in the U.K. revealed on the 28th that Ugarte is moving for a medical test through a vehicle provided by Manchester United. Alongside the photo 'Ugarte is scheduled to undergo a medical test on the 28th after arriving in Manchester late on the 27th. Ugarte explained that he arrived at Manchester Airport on a private flight at 10 p.m. (local time) on the 27th.
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It was a transfer rumor that lasted for two months. United wanted to add a new option to the midfield to compete with Casemiro. Ugarte only wanted to transfer to Manchester United after finding out he was excluded from the plans of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Luis Enrique. PSG also wanted to sell Ugarte.
The problem was the transfer fee. PSG had no intention of selling the player it brought in a year ago for 60 million euros (about 89.2 billion won). However, Manchester United did not have the money to fully recruit Ugarte. In response, Manchester United has rounded up a large number of prospects who do not have a seat on the team. Hannibal Mebri, Facundo Pellistri, and others were sold.
Crucially, Manchester United raised cash by matching the Scott McTominay transfer fee demanded by Manchester United in Naples. After a long and lengthy negotiation, Manchester United agreed to sign Ugarte with an initial transfer fee of 50 million euros (about 74.3 billion won) and a bonus clause of 10 million euros (about 14.9 billion won).
Manchester United have completed all reinforcements in attack, midfield and defense this summer, holding Ugarte following Lenny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Nusair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirqzi. Now, all that remains is for coach Ten Hach to show his performance.
Ugarte has been recognized for his potential as an energetic defensive midfielder from Sporting Lisbon. Although he did not play very well in PSG last season, he still showed his self-discipline in protecting the defense. It is the highest level in Europe in tackles, interceptions and pressure. However, it is evaluated that there is a regret in the pass option. The reason why Enrique was pushed out of his choice was that his pass skills did not improve.
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