DBasia.news – Brasil midfielder, Fred admitted the suggestion from Gilberto Silva as one of the reasons why he accepted Manchester United’s offer. The player emphasized the former Arsenal player said many great things of The Red Devils.
Manchester United recruited Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk with £53M in the 2018 summer transfer market. The Brasilian national team also predicted to replace Michael Carrick’s position who retired last season.
We can conclude that Man United have no obstacle in recruiting Fred. Moreover, Silva also gave the suggestion to the 26-year-old player that made United became stronger in the transfer position.
“Gilberto was a top midfielder who played for Arsenal. But he has a lot of respect for Manchester United, who are obviously a big club here in England,” Fred told ManUtd.com.
“He praised the club a lot and after he was granted the opportunity to speak to Jose Mourinho and other senior figures at United, we made the decision together for me to come here. We decided it would be a good move for me.”
Fred took the prominent place in Man United’s central line. In the two beginning of The Red Devils, the player performed full-time.
Unfortunately, in the last match, Man United got defeated against Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2.
“Gilberto is a top guy and his advice means a lot to me,” he said. “He played in the same position as I do and he won the Premier League, so I look to him for inspiration,” Fred emphasized.
“I listen to what he has to say and I take on board what he tells me.”