Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Victor Valdes on an 18-month contract with an option for a further year.
Thegoalmac
reported on Wednesday that United were set to sign Valdes, who has been
training at Carrington since the end of October as he stepped up his
recovery from a serious knee injury.
The former Barcelona man
becomes United's first acquisition of the January transfer window and
will serve as back-up to David de Gea, who has 18 months left to run on
his current deal at Old Trafford.
"It is a real honour to sign for Manchester United," Valdes told MUTV.
"I would like to thank Louis van Gaal and the club for allowing me to
do my rehabilitation and to train with the team at the Aon Training
Complex.
"From my short time here I can already see this is a
very special club. I worked with Louis van Gaal during my time at FC
Barcelona and to have the opportunity to work with him here at
Manchester United is a dream come true."
Boss Louis van Gaal added: "I am delighted Victor has signed for the
club. Victor is a very experienced goalkeeper and his record speaks for
itself.
"I have said on many occasions that Manchester United
will always be interested in the best players. Victor has remained very
professional throughout his rehabilitation from injury and has been very
impressive during his training sessions with the first team over the
past weeks.
"He joins the club as the number two goalkeeper and is a great addition to the first team."
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