Fulham have launched an offer to sign Andreas Pereira and Manchester United will be hoping comments made by former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer do not come back to haunt them after making their transfer decision. Pereira spent last season on loan in Brazil and is gearing up for a Premier League return.
Having touched down at Old Trafford more than a decade ago, Pereira has been unable to regularly conjure adequate form across 75 games for United and - prior to his spell with Flamengo last season - had mixed results from his previous loans at Granada, Valencia and Lazio.
Capped once by the Brazil national team, the 26-year-old was trusted by Solskjaer at the start of his tenure and his comments on the player last season hinted that Pereira might have a longer-term future at Old Trafford. It was, also, a verdict which shows newly-promoted Fulham what they will be getting from the playmaker.
