Aaron Wan-Bissaka: All the key details as Manchester United close in on transfer

Manchester United have finally made a breakthrough with Crystal Palace and agreed a fee for Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

United are willing to pay £45m up front with a further £5m due in performance-related bonuses to make the right-back their second signing of the summer.

Winger Daniel James, 21, joined earlier this month for a fee of £15m from Swansea as manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer injects young British talent — Wan-Bissaka is also 21 years old — into his squad.

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Solskjaer is hoping to make a number of signings, with key players including Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku potentially set to leave, to transform a United side who finished sixth in the Premier League last season.

Why deal has taken so long

Palace had initially considered United’s early offers beneath their valuation of the upfront fee they expected and did not want so many add-ons relating to success on the pitch, especially given United’s recent decline.

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The south London club also wanted to remove a 25 per cent sell-on clause in Wilfried Zaha’s contract, but though United refused that aspect of any deal the two clubs reached an agreement in further talks this week.

After passing a medical, Wan-Bissaka is expected to earn around £80,000 per week on a long-term contract.

Wan-Bissaka distracted by negotiations

United’s pursuit of Wan-Bissaka was threatening to drag on into the summer and England Under 21 manager Aidy Boothroyd admitted that the player had been affected by the ongoing negotiations during their poor showing in the European Championships.

Wan-Bissaka scored an own goal in stoppage time in the opening game defeat to France and was then dropped for the proceeding two games, losing to Romania and drawing against Croatia.

“When that speculation is flying around it is bound to turn your head,” Boothroyd said at the time. “For a young player who all he knows is Crystal Palace academy, Crystal Palace first team it would be daft not to say that in some way he must think about it.

“I would not be truthful if I told you anything other than that. I think when you are nearly going to move and all the things that would go through an older person’s head, who is more experienced in life, it would be difficult for them to cope with.”