Real and majorly surprising reason why Manchester United sold Aaron Wan-Bissaka to West Ham

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West Ham United secured a stunning deal to sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United in the summer transfer window.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka joined West Ham last month from Manchester United in a deal that got the Hammers fans really excited.

He has looked sensational already and the fact that West Ham had a free run at signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka is mind-boggling.

Ironically, before Julen Lopetegui brought the 26-year-old to the London Stadium, the Spaniard actually wanted Noussair Mazraoui – a player who ended up joining Manchester United instead.

The Moroccan has made a decent start to life at Old Trafford, whilst the English right-back has been truly stunning for the Hammers.

Maybe I’m biased, but I genuinely believe we got the better deal out of the two clubs.

Now though, a surprise reason has emerged as to why Man United sold Wan-Bissaka to West Ham in the first place.

Reason why Manchester United sold Aaron Wan-Bissaka to West Ham

Many Hammers fans were shocked that we managed to pull off the signing of the former Crystal Palace defender.

He is easily good enough to play for all the top four teams as far as I’m concerned, and the quality he has shown already at West Ham has been outstanding.

So why on earth did Manchester United sell him in the first place?

According to ESPN, it was a financially motivated sale.

“Sources have told ESPN that analysis revealed there wasn’t much between Wan-Bissaka and Mazraoui, but replacing one with the other made broad financial sense.“

Man United paid £13 million up front for Mazraoui – a deal that could rise to £17 million with potential add-ons (Fabrizio Romano).

Meanwhile, West Ham agreed to pay £15 million to bring Wan-Bissaka to the London Stadium (BBC).

I guess the main point here is that West Ham may have paid £15 million up front for Wan-Bissaka, while Man United have structured their deal for Mazraoui over three instalments.

Also, it’s worth noting that PSR guidelines only take into account up front fees, rather than potential add-ons as well.

They obviously know what they’re doing over at Old Trafford, so if the deal did make financial sense for them, then fair play.

However, I truly believe that West Ham did far better than Manchester United out of the Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Noussair Mazraoui deals.