Premier League champions Manchester United have signed winger Ashley Young from fellow league side Aston Villa after persuading the 25-year-old to agree a deal worth in the region of 17 million pounds. The player will now turn out for Sir Alex Ferguson's side for five years at the very least, with United fans hopeful in light of that fact that Young will be able to hand his new club the best years of his career.
Anyone who follows the sport news will know that months of speculation and transfer rumour preceded the move, with Young admirably choosing to remain loyal to Aston Villa for a few years after he came to the public imagination following a few stunning performances on the wing that came after his big money move from Watford. However, with United showing quite clearly just how much they wanted to bring Young to their squad, the player found it difficult to say no to a challenge that will allow him to compete alongside some of the best players in the world.
One individual who knows exactly what the player can bring to his new side is former Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd, and he has stated that United will find their new signing to be something of a prize asset, with Young always desperate to improve his exciting game whenever he gets the chance.
However, for Manchester United, the arrival of the youngster is just further evidence that the club are looking to add one or two new faces of quality to a squad that, although named champions last season, were accused by their critics of looking lethargic in certain areas of the pitch several times throughout the campaign. The winger is the club's second summer signing after Blackburn defender Phil Jones, and the new arrivals are set to keep on coming, with Sir Alex Ferguson thought to be interested in bringing in one or two others before the start of the new league season.
High up on Ferguson's list of potential new signings is David de Gea, Atletico Madrid's talented young shot-stopper, whom many football experts believe could represent an effective replacement for the now retired former United goalkeeper Dutchman Edwin van der Sar. The young goalkeeper is, however, yet to agree anything with Manchester United, so at the moment the club's fans will simply have to feel satisfied with the incoming Young.
Anyone who follows the sport news will know that months of speculation and transfer rumour preceded the move, with Young admirably choosing to remain loyal to Aston Villa for a few years after he came to the public imagination following a few stunning performances on the wing that came after his big money move from Watford. However, with United showing quite clearly just how much they wanted to bring Young to their squad, the player found it difficult to say no to a challenge that will allow him to compete alongside some of the best players in the world.
One individual who knows exactly what the player can bring to his new side is former Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd, and he has stated that United will find their new signing to be something of a prize asset, with Young always desperate to improve his exciting game whenever he gets the chance.
However, for Manchester United, the arrival of the youngster is just further evidence that the club are looking to add one or two new faces of quality to a squad that, although named champions last season, were accused by their critics of looking lethargic in certain areas of the pitch several times throughout the campaign. The winger is the club's second summer signing after Blackburn defender Phil Jones, and the new arrivals are set to keep on coming, with Sir Alex Ferguson thought to be interested in bringing in one or two others before the start of the new league season.
High up on Ferguson's list of potential new signings is David de Gea, Atletico Madrid's talented young shot-stopper, whom many football experts believe could represent an effective replacement for the now retired former United goalkeeper Dutchman Edwin van der Sar. The young goalkeeper is, however, yet to agree anything with Manchester United, so at the moment the club's fans will simply have to feel satisfied with the incoming Young.
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