CARRICK CLOSE TO COMPLETING MOVE
Michael Carrick has passed his medical and is expected to be formally confirmed as a Manchester United player on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old England international spent Monday undergoing tests before the formalities of his £18.6million move from Tottenham Hotspur are completed.
United have pencilled in a press conference for Wednesday to unveil the fifth most expensive signing in their history and Carrick has already been assigned squad number 16 - previously worn by skipper Roy Keane - ahead of a likely appearance in this weekend’s Amsterdam tournament.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson told MUTV: “Michael has completed his medical - we are going to be having a press conference on Wednesday, I think.
“He has settled down fine, I spoke to him today (Monday). I said to him ‘I’m giving you the number 16 jersey’, so he was delighted at that.
“I think that showed great courage because sometimes players are a bit superstitious about things like that, but he was keen and said he would gladly take number 16.”
Asked how relieved he was to wrap up United’s first signing of the summer, Ferguson added: “I wasn’t too worried to be honest with you, as I said before you have got to trust the players we have got.
“They had a fantastic season last year in the second half of the season. There’s a great spirit here and if we add a couple, it’s a bonus for us.”
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