Man Utd set for £12m transfer windfall after ‘reaching verbal agreement with Flamengo to sell Andreas Pereira’

MANCHESTER UNITED are set to receive a pretty payday from the permanent sale of Andreas Pereira to Flamengo, reports suggest.

The 26-year-old midfielder’s been on loan with the Brazilian side since last summer following a previous short-term stint with Lazio.

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And after impressing during his tenure at Flamengo, the club’s top brass were eager to make Pereira’s return to his homeland permanent.

However, Flamengo’s hierarchy wasn’t willing to pay the £17million option to buy clause that was initially inserted into Pereira’s loan deal.

Which is why Flamengo’s vice-president Marcos Braz, accompanied by a few of the club’s representatives flew into England over the weekend to try and re-negotiate Pereira’s price with United, as SunSport revealed.

And it’s now been reported that Braz and his cronies’ attempt to recruit Pereira for a lower price was successful.

United and Flamengo’s chiefs agreed to a sum of £12m for the Belgian-born centre-midfielder who’s scored five goals and provided one assist during his time in Brazil, according to Brazilian publication Universo Online.

Most of the fee will be paid up-front and the rest of it will be paid through performance-related add-ons, Universo went on to say.

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Despite the decreased transfer fee, the Red Devils will be happy to get paid for a player who hasn’t kicked a ball for them in a competitive match since the 2019-20 season.

Plus, United have made a profit on the former Brazil international star who’s been on their books since 2011 – after joining the club’s academy.

Another part of Pereira’s transfer to Flamengo will see the South American titans acquire 75% of his economic rights.

Although at this stage it’s unclear who will attain the other 25 per cent of his rights as part-ownership of players is forbidden by the Premier League.

But Pereira’s economic rights are the least of United’s problems at the moment following their shock FA Cup fourth-round exit at the hands of Middlesbrough last week on penalties.

Not even the return of midfield talisman Paul Pogba or the attacking prowess of Cristiano Ronaldo who missed a penalty on the night could help Ralf Rangnick’s side into the fifth round of the competition.