Manchester United have agreed a deal worth up to 80m euros (£67m, $88m) to sign Portuguese international midfielder Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon, the Premier League club announced Wednesday.
Fernandes, 25, has been linked with a move to Old Trafford for many months, but United were previously unwilling to meet Sporting's valuation.
Sporting confirmed the deal is worth an initial fee of 55m euros with another 25m euros in performance-related add-ons.
The add-ons include five million related to appearances, five million dependant on United qualifying for the Champions League and 15m on Fernandes winning individual awards.
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United are badly in need of midfield reinforcements due to long-term injuries to Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay, while a back injury to Marcus Rashford has also left Ole Gunnar Solskjaer short of options in attack.
Fernandes offers a goal threat, having scored 63 goals in 137 appearances for Sporting since returning to his homeland after spells with Udinese and Sampdoria in Italy.
He was also part of the Portugal side that won the inaugural Nations League in June and has scored twice in 19 international caps.
There had been mounting pressure on United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to land at least one marquee name in the remainder of the transfer window.
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Woodward, who has overseen the club's poor recruitment over the past seven years, had been the target of the fans' anger in a 2-0 home defeat to Burnley last week.
Police have launched an investigation into an attack on Woodward's Cheshire home Tuesday night when a hooded group targeted the property with flares and graffiti.
United lie fifth in the Premier League, a massive 33 points behind runaway leader Liverpool and six points adrift of the Champions League places.
Their chances of a top-four finish will depend greatly on how they fare in their next two league games at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers and then away to fourth-placed Chelsea on February 17.
The Europa League offers another potential route into next season's Champions League and Fernandes will be eligible to feature for United when that competition returns next month despite already playing for Sporting in the group stage.