Man Utd's 10 biggest sales of all time

Man Utd's 10 biggest sales of all time Make us your Google favourite Manchester United are arguably the biggest club in world football and have splashed the cash accordingly. The Red Devils have consistently been among the top spenders in the transfer market, signing the likes of Antony, Paul Pogba, Jadon Sancho and Rasmus Hojlund for huge fees in recent years. United have also been able to sell players for significant amounts, but it hasn't been their great strength in comparison to some of their Premier League rivals. Below, sources lists Man Utd's 10 most expensive sales of all time. 10. Mason Greenwood - €26m (to Marseille, 2024) Mason Greenwood's promising Man Utd career came to a screeching halt when he was arrested and charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault in October 2022. Though these charges were dropped - without Greenwood being proven innocent - he had to find a new club when he was cleared to play again in 2023. After a loan to Getafe, he joined Marseille for €26m in the summer of 2024. United said in a brief statement: "We wish Mason all the best in his future career." He shared the Ligue 1 Golden Boot with PSG star Ousmane Dembele in his first season in France and moved to Fenerbahce in 2026. 9. Daniel James - €29.1m (to Leeds, 2021) Daniel James signed for the Red Devils from Swansea in the summer of 2019 for a fee of €17.8m. However, despite being one of the fastest players in the Premier League, the Welsh winger never really flourished at Old Trafford. He scored just six Premier League goals in two seasons before United sold him to Leeds for an impressive profit, given the fact he had never really proven himself to be English top-flight quality. 8. Scott McTominay - €30.5m (to Napoli, 2024) Scott McTominay was always misprofiled at Man Utd. A box-crashing midfielder, the academy graduate was consistently shoehorned into more defensive roles at Old Trafford. As a result, he was never able to fulfil his potential at his boyhood club, and in 2024, with Man Utd needing to raise funds to balance the books, he was offloaded to Serie A giants Napoli for €30.5m. In Naples, McTominay blossomed into one of Europe's most devastating midfielders. He was named Serie A's MVP after leading Napoli to the Scudetto in his first season and quickly made Man Utd regret their failure to utilise him properly. 7. Henrikh Mkhitaryan - €34m (to Arsenal, 2018) Henrikh Mkhitaryan was involved in a strange swap deal with Alexis Sanchez in 2018, with the Chilean moving to Man Utd and Mkhitaryan joining Arsenal. The move didn't work out for either party and Mkhitaryan left the Emirates Stadium in 2020 to join Roma on a free transfer. The Armenian scored nine goals and provided 13 assists in 59 Arsenal games. 6. David Beckham - €37.5m (to Real Madrid, 2003) David Beckham was already a global superstar when Real Madrid decided to make him their next Galactico with a €37.5m purchase in 2003. The England star had already achieved everything possible with Man Utd, including a continental treble in 1999, and as his relationship with Ferguson soured, a departure seemed increasingly likely. He very nearly joined Barcelona that summer before they opted to sign Ronaldinho instead, and Beckham made his way to the Santiago Bernabeu. 5. Rasmus Hojlund - €44m (to Napoli, 2026) Rasmus Hojlund was supposed to be Man Utd's next great striker when he joined the club after brief but impressive stints in Austria and Italy in 2023. Ultimately, he became a victim of the dreaded Man Utd tax. The young attacker was never going to live up to the inflated €77.8m the Red Devils paid to Atalanta and, despite an encouraging first season, he soon found himself on the outside looking in. In the summer of 2025, he was replaced by Benjamin Sesko and loaned to Napoli for €6m. The Serie A side's Champions League qualification triggered a €44m purchase obligation, meaning that Man Utd at least recouped €50m of the €77.8m they had paid. 4. Alejandro Garnacho - €46.2m (to Chelsea, 2025) Alejandro Garnacho was signed by Man Utd from Atletico Madrid as a teenager, and he would go on to establish himself as one of the most talented players at Old Trafford. However, he failed to consistently perform at a high level and fell out with Ruben Amorim shortly after the head coach's arrival in late 2024. After Man Utd lost the Europa League final to Tottenham, the Portuguese bluntly told the winger t