Manchester United forward agrees personal terms on January transfer exit
Man Utd are set to sell a youngster in the January transfer window.
Manchester United youngster Sam Mather has agreed personal terms on a proposed move to Turkish club Kayserispor this month.
The 21-year-old hopes to leave the club in the January transfer window after he failed to secure a permanent exit during the summer. Mather initially targeted a move to Europe in the summer and was the subject of interest from clubs in Portugal, Germany and Turkey.
Mather was in advanced talks to join Kayserispor on deadline day of the Turkish window, but the deal collapsed due to the lack of time to complete the move. He also received an offer to join Al Wahda FC but that move collapsed when the UAE club could not reach an agreement over a potential sell-on clause.
Mather agrees personal terms on proposed exit
Sam Mather has already agreed personal terms on a proposed move to Turkish club Kayserispor, but an agreement still needs to be reached between the two clubs.
Manchester World understand that Manchester United have received a formal bid for the youngster and they are considering whether to accept it. United have made it common practice to include buyback and sell-on clauses into sales of youth products in order to protect their long-term interest, and it would be no surprise if they insisted on one for Mather.
Mather has been working on an exit plan for the past few months after he was reintegrated into the U21 side following his failed summer exit. The young winger has only made six appearances for United this season, four of which have come since the various transfer windows closed.
Who is Sam Mather?
Name: Samuel Mather
Date of Birth: 3 September 2004 (21)
Position: Winger
Squad Number: 53
Sam Mather is a versatile winger who came through the academy of boyhood club Manchester United. The Salford-born forward was part of the squad that won the FA Youth Cup in 2022, along with the likes of Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho.
He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2021 and has been a regular in first-team training under various managers, including Ruben Amorim. He joined Rochdale on loan in the 2023/24 season and scored two goals in 10 appearances for the club.
Mather signed a new United contract in the summer of 2024 and was named in the first-team squad for their pre-season tour of the United States. He joined Tranmere Rovers on loan at the start of the year before he looked to leave United permanently in the summer.
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