{"id":45669,"date":"2026-04-10T14:16:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/manchester-united-to-waive-transfer-fee-due-to-lack-of-200000-a-week-wages\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:16:28","slug":"manchester-united-to-waive-transfer-fee-due-to-lack-of-200000-a-week-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/manchester-united-to-waive-transfer-fee-due-to-lack-of-200000-a-week-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United to waive transfer fee due to lack of \u00a3200,000-a-week wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/manchester-united-to-waive-transfer-fee-due-to-lack-of-200000-a-week-wages\/#Sancho_to_leave_United_on_free_transfer\" >Sancho to leave United on free transfer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/manchester-united-to-waive-transfer-fee-due-to-lack-of-200000-a-week-wages\/#Bruno_Fernandes_delighted_with_Harry_Maguires_new_contract\" >Bruno Fernandes delighted with Harry Maguire&#8217;s new contract<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester United will not take up Jadon Sancho&#8217;s contractual option and will instead allow him to leave the club for free this summer, according to Fabrizio Romano.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sancho-set-to-leave-united-in-free-transfer\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sancho_to_leave_United_on_free_transfer\"><\/span>\n<p>                        Sancho to leave United on free transfer<br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 26-year-old spent most of his career on loan at Old Trafford, most recently joining Premier League rivals Aston Villa for the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n<p>However, the move to the Midlands did not pay off, and he started just eight games in the top flight, with his only goal coming in the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>Sancho, who is on \u00a3200,000-a-week wages, has a one-year option on his contract, according to Capology, but Romano says the player and the club have agreed not to extend his current contract, which is due to expire this summer.<\/p>\n<p>This would mean United would no longer receive compensation for his services and the player would likely be forced to take a pay cut with his new employer, but it appears to be in the best interest of both parties.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_7\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;The Jadon Sancho chapter is over for Manchester United.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Sancho will be free at the end of the season, but Man United will not sign him to a new contract. This is not a new contract, but we have extended Sancho&#8217;s contract for another season, with an option to trigger if we wish to sell him for a profit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;However, Man United do not want to exercise their option and instead waive another season&#8217;s high salary, release him on a free transfer and accept defeat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;There is interest in Sancho not only from Italy but also from Borussia Dortmund.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bruno-fernandes-delighted-by-new-harry-maguire-contract\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bruno_Fernandes_delighted_with_Harry_Maguires_new_contract\"><\/span>\n<p>                        Bruno Fernandes delighted with Harry Maguire&#8217;s new contract<br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes hopes Manchester United fans&#8217; desire for &#8220;fresh meat&#8221; will be satisfied this summer, but stressed the importance of locking down mainstays like Harry Maguire during what will be a period of change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Harry will be here for a long time,&#8221; Fernandez told the Men in Blazers Media Network. \u201cI always say it plainly, but people like fresh meat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you eat the same meat for a long time, you start wanting something new, and it&#8217;s the same with soccer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have the same players and people want to change them, but when you change them and it doesn\u2019t work out, you want them back, and that\u2019s always the case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People want fresh meat, they want new names, they want excitement, they want to see different people in their shirts, and that&#8217;s normal and I think H handled that very well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>rank<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Total salary per week<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Casemiro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3350,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>300,000 pounds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Matthijs de Ligt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>195,000 pounds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Matheus Cunha<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3180,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Benjamin Sesco<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3160,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>=6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>harry maguire<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3150,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>=6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>luke shaw<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3150,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>=6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>mason mount<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3150,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>=6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Brian Mbeumo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3150,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nusser Mazrawi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>135,000 pounds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This recognition from the club is well-deserved, as he is a very important figure for us at many moments, a very important person for the team and the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Losing someone with his experience and voice in a season where things are changing will be different. 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