When Manchester United announced the signing of Portuguese striker bébé Many supporters Could Be Forgiven for raising an EYEBROW and Saying 'bébé who? ". We try and fill in the blanks.
Bébé - or Tiago Manuel Dias Ferreira To Give him at his full name and letter writers in United's club shop Nightmares - Virtually unknown Thurs was an English audience before Manchester United paid an Undisclosed fee, believed to Be in the region of £ 7.4m, Thu sign him.
The 20-year-old forward, Ken Can Play is either flank, as a target man or support striker, thus follows a Recent trend in young talent, Sir Alex Ferguson has been mined from Portugal on Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani Took the murky path.
However, Bebe's back story stands him apart from That hmmmm not have gone before. Like Wayne Rooney, who is one of a dying breed of 'street footballers', all raw and unschooled Ability promise. But unlike Rooney, coming from the street is no glib aphorism.
Raised in an Orphanage, Bebe Played in matches Organized by homeless Associations, having "Spending time on the streets as a youngster. He was spotted on the third division by Portuguese club Estrela Amadora on impressing for amateur side Loures.
Moving through the Ranks youth to the senior side there, the Cacem-born striker attracted the interest of a number of top level clubs in Portugal, as well as a host of European Heavyweights Including Real Madrid and United.
It was the sharp eye of Ferguson's former assistant at Old Trafford, Carlos Queiroz, That saw United move for the player, on the Portugal manager tipped off at his old friend, but their Not before bébé made one final move, wakes adds an air of mystery Thurs the deal.
Just five weeks ago they Signed for Vitoria Guimaraes on a free transfer on Estrela Amadora at his failed to Pay Wages. Though they never made an official appearance for Guimaraes, his form in pre-season only CONFIRMED United's assessment of the player. So Guimaraes not have effectively "flipped" the player for a quick profit of over £ 7m.
United's transfer policy possibly wasteful aside, the player does Appear to Be talented. Bébé scored four goals in at his last seven friendly Appearances for Guimaraes, with the chronicler of Their matches on the club's website getting more and more animated about the forward's Ability with EACH passing game.
The surprise move sees him Become the third to the signing of the summer at Old Trafford on Chris Smalling from Fulham and Javier Hernández from Chivas de Guadalajara at an outlay of around £ 25m.
A quick, powerful and technically adroit forward, the 6ft 2in bébé will bring a physical presence Thurs United's attack though with Rooney, Hernández, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Owen and Federico Macheda all vying for places it Could Be That Ferguson has Taken a punt, albeit a very expensive one, is a player for the future.
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