Young deal part of £50m United spree
MANCHESTER UNITED’S summer spending is set to smash through the £50m mark after they completed the signing of England winger Ashley Young yesterday.
Young (inset), 25, joins the champions from Aston Villa for a fee of around £16m having agreed terms on a five-year contract.
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has already recruited England Under-21 defender Phil Jones from Blackburn and is widely understood to be on the verge of securing the services of Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea.
The Spaniard is expected to complete his Old Trafford switch upon the fulfillment of his summer commitments with the Spanish Under-21 side and his signing would take United’s spending to £50m, representing their largest summer outlay in four years.
Young, who will compete with the likes of Nani, Antonio Valencia and Ji-Sung Park for a place in United’s starting line-up, is relishing the challenge ahead of him.
He said: “The opportunity to come and play for one of the biggest clubs in the world is one I couldn’t turn down. It’s a chance to hopefully become part of the history by helping to win the 20th title.
“It’s a prospect I always looked at from being a child.”