Manchester United given £55m benchmark after Chelsea get green light for major transfer

As we head towards the start of July, the transfer dominoes are beginning to fall.

Manchester United have been busy in the transfer market already, securing the £62.5million signing of Matheus Cunha as well as working on a deal for Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo.

But United are keen to sell too and have made the sales of Marcus Rashford, Antony, Jadon Sancho, Tyrell Malacia and Alejandro Garnacho a priority this summer.

Garnacho's talent is undoubted but Ruben Amorim has issues with his attitude. His departure would be more of a message of authority rather than a decision made about performances on the pitch.

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It is a decision that has polarised the United fanbase but just because Amorim has decided he has to go, doesn't mean United should shirk on getting full value for the 20-year-old in the transfer market.

With that in mind, Chelsea agreeing a £55million deal for the transfer of Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens would have made United stand up and take notice.

First of all, because Chelsea was seen as a possible landing spot for Garnacho and now the fact they are signing Gittens, and already have Noni Madueke, Pedro Neto, Tyrique George and Willian Estevao as winger options, it all but rules that prospect out.

But, more importantly, it gives United an important transfer benchmark.

Gittens scored 12 goals and registered five assists last season. It is a fine return for a 20-year-old winger but Garnacho, who is the same age, managed 11 goals and 10 assists.

It means Garnacho had four more goal contributions last term and he also