Official: Valdes joins Man Utd

Manchester United have completed the signing of former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes on a free transfer.

The 32-year-old had been training with the Red Devils since October as part of his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury, and he has now penned an 18-month contract at Old Trafford, with the option of a further year.

“For me it is a pleasure to sign for Man United,” he told United’s official website.

“It has been a hard recovery time from my injury and the first thing I want to say is thank you to Louis van Gaal for letting me work again with him and his team.

“This change is very important for me because my injury was very, very hard.

“United and everybody around United saved me and they looked after me, so I am very grateful for everybody around the world and for the manager for giving me the chance to be a United player.

“The first day when I came here to the Aon Training Complex, I saw the big red letters of Manchester United. For me, it is like a dream.

“I played for Barca for a lot of years and that is also a big club, I have loved the club all my life. I think this is the same.

“It is a big club around the world with a lot of fans. The fans of United, I feel them always when I am living in the centre of Manchester.

 I think it is like a family. This is the same feeling as Barca. For me it is very nice and it is a pleasure to be a part of this family of Manchester United.

“I hope so. I am very, very satisfied with my recovery and very happy to be on the pitch like a player again.

“That is most important for my brain and most important for my family. It is very, very nice for me.”

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