← Board/player transfer · updated 17 Jul 2026· graded confirmed

Andrey Santos

Chelsea Manchester United

100%Done / awaiting official
Probability
100%
Viability
66%
can it happen structurally
Tactical fit
n/a
no expert vector yet
Financial difficulty
Medium

Why this score?

Probability65100|Viability666617 Jul 2026

Outcome graded: confirmed. 1 source prediction(s) written to the reliability ledger.

Score movement

  1. 17 Jul 202665100Outcome graded: confirmed. 1 source prediction(s) written to the reliability ledger.
  2. 14 Jul 202665An agreement is reported to be close · This fills a stated squad need of the buying club

How the number is built

Source reliabilityEmpirical×0.28
+22 pts
Independent confirmationEmpirical×0.16
+3 pts
Reported deal stageEmpirical×0.14
+14 pts
Buying-club needExpert-assigned×0.12
+10 pts
Financial feasibilityExpert-assigned×0.10
+6 pts
Player opennessExpert-assigned×0.08
+4 pts
Window timingDerived×0.06
+5 pts
Market oddsUnavailable×0.06
+0 pts
Probability65%

Source reliability uses reporter tier only — no source here has the ≥ 10 graded outcomes needed to trust its record yet. Market odds are unavailable in v1, so scores cap below 100.

Player

Position
CDM, CM
Age
22
Nationality
Brazil
Contract until
30 Jun 2030
Market value
€40m
Preferred foot
right

Buying club · Manchester United

Stated needs
CDM, ST, CB
Budget (est.)
€90m
Wage headroom
45/100
PSR pressure
65/100

Squad needs and financial profile are expert-assigned, not measured.

See Manchester United’s Possible XI →

Evidence timeline

  1. 13 Jul 2026Tier 2BBC Sportpolled

    Man Utd sign £48m Santos and close in on Tielemans

    official · officialtone: definitivevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource