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Condition: 7/10 Good. The top of the rear white stripe has worn away. A couple of little bobbles. The wash / care label has been removed from inside the garment
Size: Adult Medium
Chest Measurement: 38-40 Inches / 97-101 CM
Manufacturer: Nike
Colour: Red
Material: Polyester
Seasons: 2007/2008
Player: Anderson
Patches: N/A
Official Nike Man Utd home football shirt from the 2007/08 season. Complete with Anderson #8 on the back of the shirt in official Premier League lettering.
Condition of this original football jersey is 7/10 - Good. The top of the rear white stripe has worn away. A couple of little bobbles. The wash / care label has been removed from inside the garment (see photos).
On 30 May 2007, the Manchester United website confirmed that the club had agreed in principle to sign Anderson from Porto for an undisclosed fee. The initial application for a work permit for Anderson was rejected on the ground that he did not have enough international caps. Manchester United subsequently argued that only his youth had prevented him from acquiring more caps and that, given his exceptional talent and the size of the transfer fee, clearance was justified.
On 29 June 2007, he was granted a work permit to play in the United Kingdom, and the move was completed on 2 July, with Anderson signing a five-year contract to become United's second Brazilian player after Kléberson. The transfer fee Porto announced was €30 million, which was equivalent to around £20 million as of July 2007.
Anderson was friends with Portuguese-speaking new teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani prior to joining the club. He was handed the number 8 shirt, previously worn by Wayne Rooney, who changed to number 10, and made his Manchester United debut on 3 August 2007, playing 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly against Doncaster Rovers, which United won 2–0.
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