Sparx
26-10-2006, 07:22 AM
Link: http://www.portugoal.net/ManUtd0607/BrandaoSnappedUp.htm
Note that nothing has been confirmed by either club yet. Some confirmation / denial can only be forthcoming after Brandao returns from an overseas under-17 trip on 30 OCT.
Manchester United have sealed a deal for Portuguese under-17 striker Evandro Brandao from English lower league club Walsall. The Old Trafford club agreed a fee with the Saddlers earlier in the week, and the 15-year-old is set to sign a two-year deal with the Red Devils.
Brandao impressed fellow Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, the United assistant manager, during the Nike Cup tournament held in Manchester last summer.
The youngster has lived in England for nine years, having moved with his family when he was just six. Already an under-17 international, despite his age, a bright future is predicted for the Portuguese.
The move represents the latest example of young Portuguese footballers moving to Europe’s top clubs.
Fellow striker Rui Fonte has recently joined Arsenal, while midfielder Coelho (Inter Milan) and Fabio (Atletico Madrid) are also developing in the clubs’ respective academies in Italy and Spain. All four players were included in Carlos Dinis’ most recent Portugal under-17 squad.
Brandao could not ask for a better example to follow when it comes to adapting to life at Old Trafford, with United’s Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo having made the same move when just 18 years of age.
Note that nothing has been confirmed by either club yet. Some confirmation / denial can only be forthcoming after Brandao returns from an overseas under-17 trip on 30 OCT.
Manchester United have sealed a deal for Portuguese under-17 striker Evandro Brandao from English lower league club Walsall. The Old Trafford club agreed a fee with the Saddlers earlier in the week, and the 15-year-old is set to sign a two-year deal with the Red Devils.
Brandao impressed fellow Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, the United assistant manager, during the Nike Cup tournament held in Manchester last summer.
The youngster has lived in England for nine years, having moved with his family when he was just six. Already an under-17 international, despite his age, a bright future is predicted for the Portuguese.
The move represents the latest example of young Portuguese footballers moving to Europe’s top clubs.
Fellow striker Rui Fonte has recently joined Arsenal, while midfielder Coelho (Inter Milan) and Fabio (Atletico Madrid) are also developing in the clubs’ respective academies in Italy and Spain. All four players were included in Carlos Dinis’ most recent Portugal under-17 squad.
Brandao could not ask for a better example to follow when it comes to adapting to life at Old Trafford, with United’s Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo having made the same move when just 18 years of age.