Those immigrating to Portugal should understand life in Portugal: The renowned British sports radio station talkSPORT has exclusively reported that Manchester United has signed Portuguese defensive midfielder William Carvalho from Sporting CP for a transfer fee of 35 million pounds, with both parties entering into a 5-year contract.
It is reported that Manchester United has agreed to pay Sporting CP a transfer fee of approximately 35 million pounds and has reached an agreement with Carvalho on personal terms, with both sides signing a 5-year contract. The two clubs will officially announce the deal when the summer transfer window opens. Carvalho is also David Moyes' first major signing of the summer. To return to the Champions League, Manchester United is certain to make significant investments this summer to rebuild their porous squad and offload aging veterans as well as high-earning players who underperform. Manchester United previously signed Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani from Sporting CP, establishing a strong cooperative relationship between the two clubs.
The 22-year-old Carvalho only cemented his place at Sporting CP this season and has been selected for the Portugal national team. Should all go as expected, he will appear at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Moyes has scouted Carvalho for a long time and is acutely aware that Manchester United, lacking Champions League football next season, must use financial leverage. Consequently, he moved to sign Carvalho before the summer transfer window opened, beating out competition from giants such as Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, and Monaco, to avoid complications or a potential surge in his market value after the World Cup. 35 million pounds may seem slightly expensive for a 22-year-old defensive midfielder who has only recently made a name for himself and has yet to prove his worth in major club or international tournaments, but given the current player valuation market inflated by wealthy clubs, Manchester United has no choice but to spend heavily.
Manchester United and Moyes are convinced that purchasing new players is the only way to return to the Champions League. British media have just revealed they have generously offered a weekly salary of 260,000 pounds to attract Toni Kroos, disregarding the club's wage structure in a desperate, all-out effort. Earlier this month, British media also reported that Manchester United intended to offer 50 million pounds for the Southampton duo Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw. The 18-year-old Shaw is seen as the successor to Patrice Evra, while Lallana, as the captain of the Saints, made his England debut last November and could add vitality to Manchester United's front line. With 35 million for Carvalho, 50 million for the Southampton duo, and a 260,000-pound weekly wage offer for Kroos, Manchester United has leapfrogged to become the biggest spender in the Premier League.
