ANDREY SANTOS is set to make the move from Chelsea to Manchester United.
The midfielder is in a £50million transfer after a deal was agreed between the two clubs.
Andrey Santos is set to make the move to Manchester United Credit: Getty
He will cost United a reported £50million Credit: Getty
Santos, 22, is set to make up part of a new-look midfield under with leaving and Ederson set to arrive from Atalanta.
He has been granted permission to travel to for a medical ahead of his move.
The Brazilian is not the first player to make the switch from the Blues to Old Trafford.
He will, in fact, be the seventh to make that move once he has .
Here are the six players who have previously trodden the path from to Old Trafford.
Graham Moore
Iconic United boss Sir Matt Busby was the first manager to raid as he signed Graham Moore in 1963.
The forward did not make the grade at the Red Devils as he scored just five times in 19 appearances despite his £35,000 transfer fee.
He left the club during the 1965/66 season for Northampton Town.
Graham Moore was the first to move from Chelsea to United Credit: Getty
Alex Stepney
In 1966, United made a move for one of Chelsea’s stars in stopper Alex Stepney.
He was signed for a then-world record transfer fee of £55,000 for a goalkeeper.
The stopper was a hit at United as he helped the club win the First Division in 1967.
Stepney also won the European Cup with the club and made a total of 539 appearances between 1966 and 1978.
Alex Stepney was a record transfer for United in 1966 Credit: Alamy
Ray Wilkins
became the third player to leave Chelsea for United when his transfer went through in 1979.
He was signed by manager Dave Sexton for £825,000 and spent five years with the club.
Wilkins played nearly 200 times for United and won the FA Cup in 1983 before he left that year for .
The midfielder tragically died in 2018 at the age of 61.
Ray Wilkins left Chelsea in 1979 for United Credit: PA:Press Association
Juan Mata
There was then a 35-year gap before the next arrival at United from Chelsea.
That was until made the transfer after falling down the pecking order under at Stamford Bridge.
Mata made an instant impression at United as he arrived at Carrington by helicopter ahead of his eight-and-a-half-year spell.
He played 285 times for the club and won the FA Cup, Europa League and Carabao Cup.
Juan Mata joined United during David Moyes’ short reign Credit: Getty
Nemanja Matic
United made a statement signing from Chelsea in 2017 as they landed Premier League-winning midfielder .
The Serbian cost the club £40million and became a key player under Mourinho.
Matic won the club’s goal of the season award in 2017/18 with a rocket against .
He left the club in 2022 after his contract expired and he made the move to Italian outfit Roma.
Nemanja Matic spent five years at United Credit: Getty
Mason Mount
was the most recent arrival at United from Chelsea before the deal was agreed to sign Santos.
The Englishman cost the Red Devils a staggering £60million in 2023 despite his contract expiring the following year.
The former winner has struggled at United due to injuries.
He has been unable to reach the heights that he showed at Chelsea but did help the club win the FA Cup in 2024.
Mason Mount was signed by Erik ten Hag at United Credit: Getty
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