Manchester United sign Ashley Young
Ashley Young has moved from Aston Villa to Premier League champions Manchester United after agreeing a deal worth around 17 million pounds. The player will now be a part of the United set-up for at least five years, meaning that the 25-year-old should be handing his new club the best years of his footballing career.
The move came after months of speculation regarding the player’s future, with Young staying loyal to Villa for several years after he came to the public imagination with a number of stunning performances on the wing following his move from English football minnows Watford. With news of United’s interest in him after four and a half years with Villa, though, came a desire for a bigger challenge, and playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world was an opportunity Young simply could not turn down.
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.
On Ferguson’s list of potential signings sits Atletico Madrid’s David de Gea, who many believe could represent the ideal replacement for the now retired Edwin van der Sar. However, the young goalkeeper is yet to agree anything with the club, so for now United fans simply need to feel content with regards to the incoming Young.
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