Manchester United have this afternoon officially announced their second summer signing of the transfer window, just a day after announcing the £47million deal Fred from Brazil.
As we reported yesterday, Diogo Dalot had completed his Manchester United medical at Carrington and agreed personal terms with the official announcement to come in due course, and an announcement that the social media team at United have gone with today, signing a five-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year.
The 19-year-old defender, who joins the red devils from FC Porto, in a deal that is said to be around 22 million euros.
Diogo Dalot is currently out of action with a small knee injury but is said to be planning on returning to training at the end of this month.
In the footballing world, Dalot is very thought after as a huge prospect. Teams across Europe were interested in signing to 19-year-old before Manchester United did, teams including FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool.
Jose Mourinho said:
Diogo is an extremely talented young defender with all the qualities to quickly become a great player for this club. He has all the attributes that a full-back needs: physicality, tactical intelligence and technical quality, combined with a Porto Academy mentality which prepares players for the maturity they need at the professional level.
“In his age group, he is the best full-back in Europe and we all believe he has a bright future ahead of him at Manchester United.”
Diogo Dalot said:
Joining Manchester United is an unbelievable opportunity for me. I have grown up in Porto’s Academy and I am so thankful for everything they have done for me. But the chance of coming to the biggest club in the world is something I just couldn’t turn down.
