Luke Shaw arrives at Carrington HQ for Manchester United medical with left-back set for £34million move from Southampton after making England World Cup debut- Luke Shaw deal was all but done while left-back was at World Cup
- Paul Scholes says £34million price-tag shows 'how silly the game has gone'
- United originally bid £27m with £100,000-per-week offer in May
- Athletic Bilbao's Ander Herrera joined Louis van Gaal for £29m
- Shaw, 18, made England World Cup debut in Brazil against Costa Rica
- Shaw and Herrera have not been allocated a shirt number yet
Southampton left-back Luke Shaw will complete a £34million transfer to Manchester United in the next 24 hours after arriving at the club's AON Training Complex on Thursday evening.The England international met United officials and got a personal tour at Carrington HQ ahead of a medical on Friday morning, and the deal was all but completed while the 18-year-old made his World Cup debut in Brazil.
Shaw will stay overnight in a Manchester hotel before visiting Old Trafford to be shown around and have promotional photographs taken on Friday.
The defender, set to become the most expensive teenager in history, will head away on holiday before meeting his new team-mates for pre-season. Shaw has scheduled his time away to return for United's tour of America.
The youngster is understood to have informed Southampton of his desire to leave the club at the end of May
and a wage package in excess of £100,000-per-week has been agreed in principle between United and the player for some time. Former Old Trafford boss David Moyes laid the groundwork in persuading Shaw to make the move,
as United overcame interest from Chelsea to secure their man with a superior salary.It is understood Louis van Gaal has given his blessing for the deal to go ahead.
United cooled their interest in recent weeks to ensure Shaw was focused on the World Cup but, as Sportsmail revealed on Monday morning,
executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward intended to accelerate the pursuit once England returned from Brazil on Wednesday afternoon.
Shaw disembarked at Luton airport to see his family before heading up to the North-West to become Van Gaal's second Manchester United signing,
after Ander Herrera completing his £29m transfer to the club on Thursday afternoon.
The
fee for Shaw is somewhat higher than United initially hoped for, with Southampton's resistance, Shaw's involvement in the World Cup and the arrival of Dutch manager Ronald Koeman, who has sanctioned the sale. Shaw
becomes the second most expensive signing in Manchester United's history, behind January recruit Juan Mata, who arrived for a £37m fee from Chelsea.
Shaw, a product of Southampton's highly-acclaimed academy, will compete with Patrice Evra for the left-back spot after the France international penned a one-year deal to stay at Old Trafford.
Speaking after England's 0-0 draw with Costa Rica at the World Cup,
Shaw was asked whether he needed Champions League football upon his Premier League return.
Shaw said: 'Obviously Champions League would help, playing against world-class players,
but you can't just say that because you look at other teams that have gone through the groups and they haven't got all Champions League players.
'I don't know. I think we'll have a look at it and just to try and move on in the coming few months.'
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