Daniel James: Manchester United agree to sign Wales winger from Swansea in £18million deal
Manchester United have agreed to sign Daniel James from Swansea, the Premier League club have announced.
James, the Wales winger, makes the step up from the Championship in a deal worth a reported £18million, after a stunning breakthrough season in Wales.
He will officially join United when the international transfer window opens next week, having undergone a medical with the Red Devils on Thursday.
“Manchester United is delighted to announce that it has agreed, in principle, terms with both Swansea City and Daniel James for his transfer to the club,” a statement read.
“Daniel has successfully completed a medical at the Aon Training Complex.
“Further details will be communicated once the international transfer window opens next week.”
James, who has won two caps for Wales, left their international base near Chester on Thursday to undergo his medical at United’s Carrington training ground.
He is expected to feature in the Dragons’ Euro 2020 qualifiers against Croatia, on Saturday, and Hungary next Tuesday.
A host of Premier League clubs had been linked with James, who was close to joining Leeds in January before the move collapsed at the 11th hour.
He becomes United’s first signing of the summer transfer window, and also the first signing made by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer since his appointment as the club’s manager on a permanent basis last December.
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James had been close to joining Leeds in January before the move collapsed at the 11th hour.
He progressed through Swansea’s academy after joining from Hull in 2016 and scored five goals in 38 appearances in all competitions this season.
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James made his senior debut for Wales in their friendly defeat in Albania last November and struck the winner when Ryan Giggs’ side beat Slovakia 1-0 in a Euro 2020 qualifier in March.
Following the death of his father, he withdrew from Wales’ training camp in the Algarve last month, but made himself available for Giggs’ squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers in Croatia on Saturday and in Hungary next Tuesday.
His arrival at Old Trafford is expected to be the first of several this summer as Solskjaer overhauls his squad in a bid to challenge for major honours.