The little-known 20-year-old had played only Third Division football in Portugal and a handful of friendlies for his new club, Vitoria Guimaraes, when United made a shock £7.4million move which activated the release clause in his contract.
Bebe, who was raised in a children's home, said: 'I'm very happy. I had the dream of playing, one day, for a major club. That dream has come true.'
The player's sudden emergence at Guimaraes in pre-season forced United to act quickly and ward off interest from Real Madrid. So, who is the mystery player United have slotted straight into their squad and why has Sir Alex Ferguson invested millions in him? Chris Wheeler reveals all . . .
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... ds-newsxml
Haven't seen Pepe play yet.
. Especially when strikers are not a priority and fergie said he has no intention of putting him out on loan. He was at his current club for a couple of weeks and they made a tidy profit on him. Mind you fergies best signing are usually unknown players. Could be a new ronaldo for all we know. Full faith in fergie, pulls off transfer masterstrokes all the time.
