{"id":1096003,"date":"2019-06-29T12:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T11:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1096003"},"modified":"2019-06-29T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T11:38:10","slug":"man-united-sign-aaron-wan-bissaka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/man-united-sign-aaron-wan-bissaka\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester United have completed the signing of Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have paid a reported fee of \u00a350m for the defender, who has a signed a five-year deal with an option to extend for a further year.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wan-Bissaka joins Man Utd: Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wan-Bissaka broke into the Crystal Palace team in 2017\/18, making seven Premier League appearances.<\/li>\n<li>The 21-year-old right-back became a regular last term, playing 39 times across all competitions.<\/li>\n<li>He was subsequently named Palace&#8217;s Player of the Year, sparking interest from United.<\/li>\n<li>The Red Devils have paid \u00a350m for Wan-Bissaka, which falls just short of Kyle Walker&#8217;s record-breaking \u00a353m fee for a British defender.<\/li>\n<li>Only nine players managed to dribble past the England hopeful in the Premier League last term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7297812-kieran-tierney-s-move-to-arsenal-almost-makes-too-much-sense<\/p>\n<p>Wan-Bissaka becomes United&#8217;s second summer signing following the arrival of Welsh winger Daniel James from Swansea City.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of Palace&#8217;s esteemed youth set-up Wan-Bissaka broke into the Eagles&#8217; first team in February 2018 and would go on to make no fewer than 46 appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Yet to be capped at senior international level, he did represent England at this summer&#8217;s U21 Euros, and is excited about the challenges that await him at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicolas Pe\u0301pe\u0301, Neymar, Kieran Tierney TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ve0iHjrDB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an unbelievable feeling and an honour to call myself a Manchester United player and something I know that only a small number of players have the privilege to say,&#8221; he told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/aaron-wan-bissaka-signs-for-manchester-united\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">club&#8217;s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to get going and integrated into the squad. I will have a short break now after the European Championships but I&#8217;m looking forward to starting training with the manager and my new team-mates on the pre-season tour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer appears to be overseeing a major summer overhaul, with Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaka potentially set to move on.<\/p>\n<p>James and Wan-Bissaka, who became the first player in Europe&#8217;s top-five leagues in 2018\/19 to make 100+ tackles, are both 21 years old.<\/p>\n<p>United endured a disappointing campaign last time out, finishing sixth in the Premier League, but Solskjaer is upbeat and feels Wan-Bissaka&#8217;s signature is proof they are heading in the right direction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s official \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awbissaka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AWBissaka<\/a> is a Red ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1144924076886167553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aaron is one of the best upcoming defenders in the Premier League. 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