Five days after Manchester United expressed dissatisfaction with Chelsea's conduct, they agreed on a £55million fee for Mason Mount, rising to £60m.
United sources say football director John Murtough "held the line and did a really good deal" after the club had a £55m offer rejected last week.
Yesteryear, United might have buckled and overpaid. As of yesterday afternoon, United were still negotiating around the margins of a £55m deal and refused to stray close to the £65m Chelsea were holding out for.
United do not want to compromise their budget when a new No.9 is essential. Murtough pushed back against the 'United tax' the club have been levied with since Ed Woodward's first major deal, Marouane Fellaini.
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