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YOUNG FOLLOWS JONES TO OLD TRAFFORD Ashley Young is the second confirmed new arrival at United this summer, after Phil Jones agreed a move from Blackburn Rovers earlier this month.
A club statement on Thursday afternoon read: "Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached agreement with Aston Villa for the transfer of Ashley Young. The player passed a medical in Manchester and has agreed a five-year contract."
Young made 193 appearances and scored 39 times for Aston Villa after joining them from Watford in January 2007. The 25 year-old winger or second striker is renowned as a chief creator of goals - in the last five Premier League seasons, only Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas provided more assists for his team-mates. In an exclusive interview with MUTV, Young admitted he will miss the "fantastic" fans and staff at Villa Park but explained "the opportunity to come and play for one of the biggest clubs in the world is one I couldn't turn down. "It's a chance to... hopefully become part of the history by helping to win the 20th title." Reds defender Rio Ferdinand welcomed the deal on Twitter, hailing his England team-mate as "another top, hungry and young player". More - Video: Ashley Young interview | Legend rates Young | Have your say |
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REDS TAKE THE TROPHY TO ASIA Manchester United have embarked on a 12-day tour of Asia with the Barclays Premier League trophy.
Ji-sung Park and other United players past and present will accompany the league trophy for part of its travels around Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. United have been visiting and playing in Asia since 1974 and last took the Premier League trophy around the Far East in June 2008. More than half of the club's estimated 333 million fanbase live in Asia and the club's visit will give them a rare, up-close glimpse of the trophy and some of the first-team stars.
The Trophy Tour is being supported by club partners Nike, Audi, Turkish Airlines, Hutchison 3, Danamon Bank, Singha, TM, PCCW and MUFB. United's commercial director Richard Arnold said: "We know from the huge response from the Asian-based supporters in our 16 million Facebook followers and our commercial partners in the area just how much our Asian fans celebrated the historic 19th title win, so we wanted to make sure they could be part of that history by taking the trophy to them. "Some of the players have taken time out of their summer holidays to say a big thank you to those supporters and it promises to be a lot of fun."
Look out for more news of the trophy tour on ManUtd.com in the coming days.
More: Park's Hong Kong visit | Champions 19 section | 2011/12 fixtures |
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