'Here we go!' - Fabrizio Romano confirms Manchester United agreement for summer signing

Fabrizio Romano says Manchester United have reached a full agreement for the transfer of Diego León from Cerro Porteno.

United have been in talks to sign the 17-year-old left-back for a numbers of days and are understood to have now agreed a full financial package with the Paraguayan club as well as with the player himself.

Romano claims United will pay an initial £3.17 million for the defender, with a further £3.56 million in potential performance related add-ons. León will move to Old Trafford next summer, with the club unable to sign him until he has turned 18 in April.

Taking to social media on Friday morning, Romano issued his latest update on the deal and posted his immortal 'here we go' phrase to signal an official announcement was imminent. "Manchester United reach verbal agreement to sign 17 year old Paraguayan left back Diego León from Cerro Porteno, here we go!," he wrote. "Initial fee will be $4m plus $1m easy add-ons and over $3.5m based on player’s/team future performances. Diego León will arrive in July 2025."

Earlier in the week, the sporting director of Cerro Porteno confirmed United had made an approach to sign León but also warned there are a number of other clubs looking at the teenager as well. "Manchester United has a clear intention to sign Diego León, but the paperwork has not yet been finalised," he told reporters in Paraguay. "Other teams have also asked about León in the last few hours, but the one that has shown a letter of intent, without going into detail, was Manchester United.”