{"id":17209,"date":"2026-07-14T10:55:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17209"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:55:56","slug":"andrey-santos-new-man-united-signing-welcomed-to-club-by-stars-man-united-news-and-transfer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17209","title":{"rendered":"Andrey Santos: New Man United signing welcomed to club by stars &#8211; Man United News And Transfer News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"penci-post-countview-number-check\" style=\"display:none\">6<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United\u2019s transfer window has burst into life over the past few days.<\/p>\n<h3>Busy few days<\/h3>\n<p>After the initial frustration of missing out publicly on numerous key targets, United have finally begun to make moves in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Ederson\u2019s deal collapsed at the end of last week owing to knee problems that arose during his medical, but the club quickly moved on to Andrey Santos and agreed a deal with Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Darlow has also reportedly agreed a deal to become United\u2019s new number two goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, seemingly out of nowhere, it was reported that the Red Devils had triggered Youri Tielemans\u2019 release clause from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<h3>Santos delight<\/h3>\n<p>Santos has already explained how delighted he is to join the club and how much he is looking forward to working with head coach Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian also reflected that he looks forward to meeting his new teammates and playing with them regularly, name-dropping the likes of Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, and Harry Maguire, to name a few.<\/p>\n<h3>Interactions online<\/h3>\n<p>The dynamic 22-year-old also revealed that he already feels at home at the club, in spite of spending just a few days in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>He has already had some online interaction with his new teammates, as he joked with Harry Maguire on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Maguire posted a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/centredevils\/status\/2076712277915615286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2076712277915615286%7Ctwgr%5Ec8efa5c56fb6a363acc0f93a2cf467ef4330d13d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.clickup-embedded-html.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\"> picture<\/a> of Santos falling over in pain whilst playing for Chelsea against United last season, with the message \u201cWelcome, mate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Santos saw the funny side and retorted, \u201cthanks, no more fighting!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcf2 Andrey Santos replies to Harry Maguire on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthanksss, no more fighting \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XNNUUMvN1P\">pic.twitter.com\/XNNUUMvN1P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 centredevils. (@centredevils) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/centredevils\/status\/2076712277915615286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His new captain, Bruno Fernandes, also took time to greet him publicly and posted a message to him on Instagram stating, \u201cWelcome home!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udcf8 | Bruno Fernandes on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome home \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/04Andrey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@04Andrey<\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XpZiR07smC\">pic.twitter.com\/XpZiR07smC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 (fan) Frank \ud83e\udde0\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddea (@FrankEra_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankEra_\/status\/2076677573132628209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Santos has already started training with his new teammates and could be in line to make his debut versus Wrexham in Finland on Saturday.<br \/><em>Featured image Shaun Botterill via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/affiliate-christmas-campaign-25-1500x300-en-uk-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1160\" height=\"65\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-299864\"\/><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Manchester United\u2019s transfer window has burst into life over the past few days. 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