Manchester City include Manchester United sell-on clause in Diaz's Real Madrid contract move

Brahim Diaz, 18, is set to complete his move to the Spain capital and the Blues have ensured they will not lose out if he completes a future transfer. 

Manchester City have included a Manchester United esque sell-on clause in Brahim Diaz’s Real Madrid transfer.

The 18-year-old Brahim is poised to move to Santiago Bernabeu in a deal worth an initial £15.5 million, plus £6.5m in add-ons.

City have also in principle agreed a clause with Madrid that entitles them to 15 percent of any future transfer fee, should the young forward sign for another club in the future.

City have also included an agreement whereby they would receive 40 percent of any future transfer fee if Brahim Diaz were to join Manchester United.

Manchester City signed Brahim from Malaga as a 14-year-old and was regarded as one of the club’s academy graduates with the best prospects of making an impact in the first-team. 

A buy-back clause was not included in his transfer, but the Blues have ensured they will benefit in some way if the winger goes on to seal a big-money transfer elsewhere.

The Spaniard would have been out of contract at the Etihad Stadium in the summer, and refused to commit to a new contract with the Premier League club because he was not convinced he would get enough first-team opportunities in the coming years. 

City put in a number of big offers in a bid to keep Brahim at the club, but were unable to convince him that he will play more in first-team football than he will in Madrid. 

Despite Manchester City’s failure to persuade one of their highest-rated youngsters to stay, they are understood to be content with the terms of the transfer, and believe many of the additional add-ons, which would take the overall value of the deal above £20m, are achievable.

Once Brahim plays a certain amount of games for Madrid, City will receive more money, plus an extra instalment if he signs a new contract in the Spanish capital. 

Madrid have promised Brahim that he will be included in their first-team plans for the rest of the season, and he could make his debut in the Copa del Rey fixture with Leganes next Wednesday. 

Brahim’s overall contribution will be assessed at the end of the season and a decision will then be made over whether he is sent out on loan or kept in the squad for next season.

It was gathered on Friday that Brahim’s advisors weighed up the possible impact of Jose Mourinho taking over at the Bernabeu before signing off on the deal. 

Sources close to Brahim do not believe that Mourinho is likely to replace Solari in the summer, however, and a final agreement with the Champions League holders was reached at the end of 2018.