Manchester United have announced the signing of 18-year-old Ivorian winger Amad Diallo from Atalanta.
The exciting youngster has signed a multi-year contract to the end of June 2025, with the option of an extra year.
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โ Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 7, 2021
An agreement between United and Atalanta was first announced on October 5th 2020 and the current deal is subject to a medical and work-permit being issued.
An application for a visa has been made for the teenager and as soon as one has been issued Diallo will be free to travel to Manchester and train with his new teammates.
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โ Amad๐จ๐ฎ (@Amaddiallo79) January 7, 2021
The 18-year-old played regularly for Atalantaโs youth teams and made a total of five senior appearances for the Italian side scoring one goal on his debut against Udinese in October 2019.
Diallo made the announcement himself on Twitter simply saying โI can not wait to start.โ
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