straight to your inboxBack in 2018, with Manchester United’s midfield due an injection of creativity, the club’s fanbase quickly grew excited over Fred’s impending arrival.
Here was a player, many thought, to reinvigorate United’s midfield, a promising talent who had attracted strong interest from clubs across Europe before the Red Devils snapped him up for just over £50million.
There were several encouraging signs, most notably Manchester City being credited with an interest and Fred’s inclusion in Brazil’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup.
However, after a series of unconvincing performances early in his United career having failed to make an appearance for his country in Russia, Fred was branded a flop, a bullet that City and Pep.
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