Yesterday, we published a post about Swansea City winger Daniel James, who underwent his Manchester United medical on Thursday. Today brought reports that the 21-year-old speedy (or you could say pacey) youngster who impressed in the Championship division last year has completed a five-year deal reportedly worth £15 million ($19m).
Less than an hour ago, the club itself made an official announcement. We now have our first official signing of the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer era.
We're delighted to have agreed terms, in principle, with Swansea City for the transfer of Daniel James to #MUFC.
Further details will be revealed in due course.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 7, 2019
Manchester United is delighted to announce that it has agreed, in principle, terms with both Swansea City and Daniel James for his transfer to the club.
Daniel has successfully completed a medical at the Aon Training Complex. Further details will be communicated once the international transfer window opens next week.
Expect the industry standard player holding new shirt and holding a pen before the contract with club front office personnel photos to be posted in the next couple days. Daniel James could represent what might be a shift in the club’s recent transfer strategy. If you could even call what they have been doing lately “a strategy.”
Instead of spending huge money on older, more established names and then building a fantasy football team of sorts, United are looking to go with less expensive, younger, home grown up-and-comers. The previous strategy has definitely not worked, at all, so now it’s time to try something new.
It’s very possible, given this idea, that Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka and West Ham United’s Declan Rice could be the next additions to United.
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