Manchester United insert three important clauses in sale of Hannibal Mejbri to Burnley

Man Utd have sold Hannibal Mejbri to Burnley on a permanent transfer ahead of the summer window deadline.

Manchester United have officially sold Hannibal Mejbri to Burnley on a permanent transfer.

The Manchester Evening News revealed on Monday that Hannibal was set to complete a permanent switch to Turf Moor following speculation a move would be an initial loan.

Hannibal underwent his Burnley medical on Monday and he's now officially joined the Championship club. United have received a £5.4million fixed fee for the midfielder, which could rise to £9.4m, and they have inserted a high sell-on clause worth 50 per cent into the deal.

It's understood that the sell-on clause is worth an initial 50 per cent and it will reduce over time - United have also inserted a buy-back clause and matching rights into the deal.

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Hannibal's contract was set to expire in June 2025 and he would have been permitted to negotiate a free transfer to an overseas team in January if United had failed to arrange a deal this summer.

Sources described 'wide interest' in both loan and permanent transfers for Hannibal last summer, but the decision was taken to keep him around Erik ten Hag's squad following a promising loan spell with Birmingham in 2022-23 that saw the Tunisian make 41 appearances in all competitions.

United fought off interest from Tottenham, Barcelona and Bayern Munich to sign a young Hannibal from Monaco in a deal worth £9million in 2019.

The 21-year-old progressed through the youth ranks and won United's Denzil Haroun Reserve-Team Player of the Year award for his performances in the 2020/21 campaign.

United hoped Hannibal would develop into a first-team starter, but he's been unable to nail down a regular starting place and his opportunities under Ten Hag became limited.

Hannibal joined Sevilla on a six-month loan in the January transfer window and the Spaniards had the option to sign him permanently for £17million. But the move didn't go to plan as Hannibal managed just 100 minutes across six appearances and the option wasn't triggered.

Burnley were relegated from the Premier League last term and are managed by Scott Parker.