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Manchester United Announce The Signing Of Fred Rodrigues

Manchester United Announce The Signing Of Fred Rodrigues

Big signing for Jose Mourinho.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Manchester United have officially announced the signing of Fred Rodrigues from Shakhtar Donetsk on a five-year deal.

The Brazil international dropped a huge hint that he was Manchester United-bound at the weekend before swiftly deleting a tweet revealing his location.

But the deal is now concrete after he completed his medical at Carrington training ground on Monday.

Pictures of Fred holding the Manchester United shirt are expected to emerge this afternoon as Jose Mourinho looks to rebuild for the coming season. with another player, Porto right-back Diogo Dalot, ready to sign for the club.

Simon Stone from the BBC reported that the transfer is worth £52 million.

A statement on United's official website read:

"Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached agreement with Shakhtar Donetsk for the transfer of Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos."

More to follow...

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Topics: Football News, Football, Manchester United, Transfers, Premier League, Fred