Ranked: Man United's top five most lucrative sales as Alejandro Garnacho nears Chelsea move
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Edward Bazeley
Fri 29 August 2025 10:30, UK
Manchester United have enjoyed an illustrious history and are arguably the biggest name in the Premier League.
Consequently, Man United have boasted an array of highly talented players over the years, both acquired from overseas and developed in their own famous academy.
The 2025 summer transfer window witnessed the Red Devils make high-profile moves in the transfer market, such as acquiring Bryan Mbeumo from fellow Premier League side Brentford.
Amid Ruben Amorim’s rebuild at Old Trafford, Manchester United also signed Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.
But who are the North West giants’ most lucrative sales of all time?
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David Beckham is one of the most famous Red Devils and England players of all time, best known for his exceptional ability from free-kicks and crosses.
Former Real Madrid star Beckham now co-owns Inter Miami, where he enjoys the services of global icons like Lionel Messi.
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The ex-midfielder joined Los Blancos from the Old Trafford giants for a fee of £24.5 million, as reported by BBC Sport.
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On Thursday, 28 August 2025, Manchester United agreed a £40m fee for winger Alejandro Garnacho to leave the North West in favour of joining Chelsea.
That deal will see the Argentina international become the Old Trafford outfit’s fourth most lucrative fee, as well as their largest ever sale of an academy graduate.
The winger notched 26 goals in 144 senior appearances for Man United.
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Angel Di Maria endured a somewhat disappointing Manchester United career, scoring just four goals in 32 appearances for the Red Devils in 2014-15.
Di Maria left Old Trafford and moved to PSG in a deal worth £44.3m, as reported by BBC Sport in 2015.
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Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku has played for several European clubs including Manchester United, Everton, Inter, and Napoli.
The former Red Devils man helped Napoli win the Serie A title in 2024/25, scoring 14 goals in 36 top-flight appearances for Antonio Conte’s side.
According to BBC Sport in August 2019, Lukaku left Old Trafford to join Inter in a deal worth £74m.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, while he excelled in his first spell with Manchester United.
The forward fired the Red Devils to three Premier League titles, the Champions League, two League Cups and the FA Cup before moving to Real Madrid in 2009.
Ronaldo’s move to Los Blancos was worth a then-world record fee of £80m, as reported by BBC Sport.