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title: "Manchester United Transfer Window 2026 Talking Points & Facts – 10th July"
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# Manchester United Transfer Window 2026 Talking Points & Facts – 10th July

**Manchester United’s summer hit its most volatile 24 hours yet on Friday.** A £50m midfielder passed his medical and prepared to sign, a £38m deal for another collapsed entirely, and the club opened talks on a third — all while the manager waits on four players still chasing a World Cup in America. Balancing a full-scale midfield rebuild against a tournament that refuses to release United’s players is the most delicate act INEOS have attempted since taking football control.

**The direction of travel, though, is clear: this squad will look very different by August.** Casemiro is gone, Marcus Rashford is priced for sale, and the men running recruitment showed on Friday they will walk away from an agreed deal rather than swallow a flagged medical.

The pace has been relentless. A €45m package for Ederson agreed in early June was dead by 10th July. Andrey Santos went from Chelsea squad player to £50m United signing-in-waiting inside a week. Elliot Anderson cost Manchester City £116m and Mateus Fernandes cost Tottenham £85m this window — so if £116m is the going rate for an elite Premier League midfielder, is £50m for Santos the bargain of the summer, or the market’s verdict?

## Who have Manchester United signed so far in summer 2026?

No official announcements yet — but two are imminent. As covered in our report on the [double signing of Andrey Santos and Karl Darlow](https://readmanutd.com/2026/07/10/andrey-santos-karl-darlow-man-utd/), both players have passed medicals, and Fabrizio Romano reports both were due to sign contracts on Friday. Santos arrives from Chelsea for a reported £48m plus £2m in add-ons on a deal to June 2031 with an option year; Darlow joins on a free after leaving Leeds to provide senior goalkeeping cover.

## Why did the Ederson transfer collapse?

The day’s biggest story. United [had already delayed the deal over medical doubts](https://readmanutd.com/2026/07/10/ederson-man-utd-medical-doubts/), and by Friday evening Romano reported the £38m move was off entirely, with Atalanta informed. The Times says a long-term knee concern was flagged in the medical; Atalanta insist the Brazilian is 100 per cent fit and suspect United simply changed course. Either way, INEOS have moved on — a full breakdown follows in our Ederson deep dive.

## Who else are Manchester United trying to sign?

Two live threads emerged on Friday. Roma’s Manu Kone is the reported priority to replace Ederson in the plan — an approach was made within hours of the collapse, per Roma Press, with Roma valuing the France midfielder at €50m. And at full-back, United are [monitoring Nottingham Forest’s Neco Williams](https://readmanutd.com/2026/07/10/manchester-united-monitoring-nottingham-forest-defender-neco-williams/), the Wales international reportedly available for around £18m.

## Which players could still leave Old Trafford?

Rashford remains the big one. Tottenham are reported to be the most advanced suitors at United’s £40m valuation, with Roma and Napoli sounded out and Turkish interest dismissed by the player’s camp. Casemiro’s exit is already done in all but paperwork — his contract expired on 30th June and he is expected to be announced by Inter Miami when the MLS secondary window opens on 13th July.

## How are United’s World Cup players faring?

Saturday brings the biggest club-adjacent fixture of the summer: Norway v England in the World Cup quarter-final in Miami, where [Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo are waiting on Thomas Tuchel’s selection call](https://readmanutd.com/2026/07/10/marcus-rashford-mainoo-england-norway/). Elsewhere on Friday, [Benjamin Sesko was handed a bespoke fitness plan](https://readmanutd.com/2026/07/10/benjamin-sesko-handed-bespoke-manchester-united-fitness-plan-after-missing-training-photos/) after missing the opening pre-season training photos, and [Noussair Mazraoui’s World Cup run ended](https://readmanutd.com/2026/07/10/michael-carrick-handed-pre-season-lift-as-noussair-mazraouis-world-cup-run-ends/) — a pre-season lift for Michael Carrick, who welcomes his first friendly opponents, Wrexham, on 18th July.

## The day in numbers

| Player | Direction | Fee | Status (10th July 2026) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrey Santos (Chelsea) | In | £50m reported | Medical passed; signing contract |
| Karl Darlow (ex-Leeds) | In | Free | Medical passed; signing contract |
| Ederson (Atalanta) | In — OFF | £38m agreed | Deal collapsed; Atalanta informed |
| Manu Kone (Roma) | In — target | €50m valuation | Approach reported |
| Neco Williams (Forest) | In — target | \~£18m reported | Monitoring |
| Casemiro | Out | Free | Inter Miami expected from 13th July |
| Marcus Rashford | Out — for sale | £40m valuation | Tottenham lead interest |

## Summer 2026 Transfer Window Facts

**Have Manchester United completed any senior signings this summer?**\
Not officially. As of 10th July 2026, Andrey Santos (£50m reported) and Karl Darlow (free) have passed medicals, with announcements expected imminently.

**Is Ederson still joining Manchester United?**\
No. As of 10th July 2026, the £38m deal is off and considered collapsed, per Fabrizio Romano, after concerns raised in his medical.

**Will Marcus Rashford leave Manchester United in 2026?**\
United want a sale at a reported £40m. As of 10th July 2026, Tottenham lead the race; no bid has been accepted.

**When do England play Norway in the World Cup quarter-final?**\
Saturday 11th July 2026 at Miami Stadium — with United’s Rashford and Mainoo in the England squad and Amad’s Ivory Coast already eliminated.

**When is Manchester United’s first pre-season friendly?**\
Saturday 18th July 2026 against Wrexham.

*Sources: Fabrizio Romano, The Times, Sky Sports, Football Italia, Football365, Roma Press, BBC Sport, Manchester Evening News.*