He has signed a five year deal with the club
Manchester United have completed the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred for a fee in the region of £52.5 million. He has signed a five-year deal which includes a club option for a further 12 months upon its expiry.
The Red Devils reached an agreement to sign the Brazilian two weeks ago after he underwent a medical at United’s AON Training Complex less than 24 hours after turning out for the Selecao in their pre-tournament friendly win over Croatia at Anfield.
Jose Mourinho prioritized signing a holding midfielder this summer as Michael Carrick retired at the end of the season and Marouane Fellaini is expected to leave the club next month. He has been keeping tabs on him since April and beaten the competition from Manchester City, who were also interested in him but withdrew their interest.
The Portuguese told the club’s official website of the Brazil International’s capture: “Fred will complement our other midfielders’ qualities, which we need; his creative brain and passing vision will give us another dimension to our game. I am very happy he is joining our club and I believe our players know how important he can be in our team.”
The 25 year old himself added: “This is the biggest club in the world and I am delighted to be a part of this amazing team. To work with Jose Mourinho, who has won so many trophies in his time as a coach, is an opportunity not to be missed.
”I cannot wait to get started and to meet my new team-mates. I would like to thank everyone at Shakhtar Donetsk for everything they have done for me over the past five years.
“This is a very exciting time for me with my focus now fully on the World Cup with Brazil.”
The midfielder is United’s second signing of the summer transfer window after right-back Diogo Dalot.
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