Meet United's new signing Bebe
MAN UTD have signed Vitoria Guimaraes' Tiago Manuel Dias Correia. But who is the striker better known as Bebe?
Personal terms have been agreed with the 20-year-old and he will move to Old Trafford for an undisclosed fee reported to be around £7 million.
Bebe's move represents the culmination of an extraordinary rags to riches story. Raised in an orphanage, he spent much of his childhood living on the streets - and even represented portugal in the Homeless WC.
And until five weeks ago he was playing for Portuguese third-tier side Estrala da Amadora, at which point he was signed by Vitoria Guimares.
Despite the fact that he has not yet played for Vitoria in the top flight, Sir Alex Ferguson was happy to pay the reported £7m fee after the player was recommended to him by Portugal coach - and former Manchester United assistant manager - Carlos Queiroz.
The Portuguese forward had also been closely linked with Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid but he will join fellow new signing Javier Hernandez as Ferguson bolsters the Red Devils' forward line.
Despite his tender years, Bebe has a strong physical presence as well as technical aptitude, vision and good passing skills - and his former coach Jorge Paixao claims his unusual background will help him make his mark in the game.
"He was raised on the streets and that's where he learned to play his football," said Paixao in an interview with Antena 1. "All the players come through youth academies now and they're all the same.
"Bebe is nothing like that. He's an old-fashioned player. He learned everything that he knows on the street. He possesses a natural creativity and that could really make a difference.
"Additionally, he has the quality to improvise very well and he has all the features needed to succeed. He's pretty tall and is very strong in the air. He's also very fast though and is technically very good."
The 6'2" forward becomes United's third major capture of the summer, joining Chris Smalling and Javier Hernandez in moving to Old Trafford.
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