On Saturday, Manchester United FC officially announced that Herlandt, the talented scorer from Atlanta, has joined the team. The 20-year-old Danish international, who had secretly arrived in Manchester not long ago and was caught strolling through the streets by the media on Friday (4), officially confirmed the happy news today (6).
According to inside sources, Manchester United and Atlanta finalized the transfer agreement last week and completed all the necessary transfer paperwork. The transfer fee is a whopping £72 million (about HK$720 million) and both sides have signed a five-year deal. Concerningly, the starlet was seen flying into Manchester as early as Tuesday (1) and immediately headed to United's Carrington training base for a fitness test in preparation for his future career.