Real Valladolid have reached an agreement to sign
highly-rated striker Manucho from Manchester United on a permanent
basis.
Former assistant manager Carlos Queiroz alerted United to
Manucho 18 months ago and the burly forward was handed a three-year
contract after a brief trial period.
However, despite spending spells on loan with Greek outfit
Panathinaikos and Hull City, where he impressed at the end of last
season, he never looked like becoming a regular at Old
Trafford.
The African's United debut came in a League Cup win over
Middlesbrough last September and his only Premier League appearance
for the club was as a substitute against Stoke a few months
later.
Even after the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez,
it was clear Manucho would not be part of Ferguson's plans this
season and he was omitted from the travelling squad for the present
tour of the Far East.
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