United signed the Uruguay international from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2024 in what has been a failed £50M move so far.
The 24-year-old midfielder has been tipped to move away from the Red Devils for some time, and now it is reported by Turkish media outlet Haber Sarikirmizi that the playmaker will leave the side for Galatasaray.
Reports suggest that Ugarte's Uruguayan teammates, Fernando Muslera and Lucas Torreira, have been persuading the midfielder to consider a move to Turkey in a switch he is open to.
Journalist Yakup Cınar stated: "The player will leave Manchester United 100%."
United have identified Elliot Anderson, Carlos Baleba and Adam Wharton as their main midfield targets for 2026 and Ugarte may be pushed out the door to bring fresh faces in.
Can Carrick get the best out of Ugarte?
Speaking this week, former defender Rio Ferdinand ripped into Ugarte, saying that he hasn’t “seen the player that everybody was talking about before in terms of being able to get up against people quickly and tackle.”
He spoke openly about how interim manager Michael Carrick could help him adapt at the club in what seems like a make-or-break situation.
‘Can Michael Carrick get any more out of him? That is going to be a big challenge for Michael Carrick: Can he get any more out of these players as individuals to make the team better?
‘He’s got to get both of those bits better, the team better and the individual players playing to a high level and get so much more out of them.
‘How he goes about that will be the acid test because far too often we see players playing below par or they’re just giving us little moments here or there.’