Diego Forlan comments on Facundo Pellistri suggest Man Utd have made transfer deadline coup
Manchester United appear to have landed themselves a future star in Facundo Pellistri, if ex-Red Devils striker Diego Forlan’s comments are to be believed.
United secured a last gasp deadline day deal for the teenage winger on Monday, in what ended up being a busy day for the club.
Pellistri is understood to have cost around £9m from Penarol in Uruguay, where he hails from.
The 18-year-old broke through at his boyhood club last season.
And United have landed themselves a potential superstar with Pellistri, according to fellow countryman Forlan.
“Pellistri has huge potential,” Forlan said in April. “There is still a lot to work on. He is growing and he makes the difference.
“We know it will be difficult to keep him for a long time. He has
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