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Manchester United will complete the transfer of a Canadian international defender
Manchester United are set to make their first January signing.
According to The Athletic, Manchester United manager Marc Skinner is set to make his first signing of the January transfer window with the signing of full-back Jayde Riviere.
The Canadian defender will join the club on a free transfer, with the deal expected to be announced soon after the Red Devils beat off competition from a number of clubs for his signature.
Last week, Skinner said he hoped he would soon “have something for the fans to cheer about” via the club’s official website. It appears that the confirmed signing of Riviere is accurate news – with more expected very soon, ManchesterWorld understands.
A gold medal winner at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with Canada, she has been capped 36 times after making her debut aged just 16. She is best deployed as an attacking fullback – a position United has been desperate to fill in this window.
Available on a free transfer, she most recently performed in the United Soccer League for AFC Ann Arbor and spent three years with Michigan Wolverines playing in the USA’s college leagues where she formed a reputation as one of the most exciting talents.
The deal will represent a real coup for Skinner and United’s Head of Women’s Football Polly Bancroft with a number of high-profile sides – including one Women’s Super League side – believed to have enquired for the defender.
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