Manchester United have completed the signing of Tyrell Malacia from Dutch Eredivisie side Feyenoord.
The 22-year-old had been expected to join Lyon this summer but the French side refused to meet Feyenoord’s asking price and inadvertedly opened the door for United to swoop in and agree a fee of around €15m plus add-ons.
Speaking for the first time as a Manchester United player, Malacia revealed his excitement both to be at Old Trafford and to work under Erik ten Hag for the coming season.
“It’s an incredible feeling to have joined Manchester United. This is a new chapter for me, a new league with new team-mates and a tremendous manager [Erik ten Hag] leading us”, the Dutch international said.
“I know from playing against his teams in the Eredivisie, the qualities that he has and what he demands of his players.
“Whilst I know that I am still young and will continue to develop, I can promise the United fans that I will leave everything on the pitch every time I pull on the red shirt. I’ll always be thankful to Feyenoord for all they have given to me and my family”, he added.
“None of this would be possible if it wasn’t for them. Now I’m ready to focus on the future with United, and help my new club achieve success.”
His arrival raises questions over the future of fellow left-backs Alex Telles and Brandon Williams, with the former allegedly in disgrace after a training ground bust-up and the latter also likely to depart if there is interest.
