Brazilian midfielder Rodrigo Possebon will spend the
entire 2009/10 season on loan at Portuguese side Sporting
Braga.
The 20-year-old joined United from Brazil’s Internacional in
January 2008, and went on to make his senior Reds debut in the
2008/09 Premier League curtain-raiser against Newcastle United.
He made a total of three starts and five substitute appearances
during the course of the season but, due to the first team’s wealth
of central midfielders, Rodrigo found further first team
opportunities hard to come by.
He spent the majority of the season in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s
Reserves as the Reds won two cups and finished second in the
Barclays Premier Reserve League (North).
Braga finished fifth in the Liga Sagres last season and will be
taking part in the 2009/10 Europa League, formerly the UEFA
Cup.