Anderson Manchester United Transfer Exit Rumours Confirmed by Juan Mata Blog

Manchester United midfielder Anderson looks set to end an eight-year stay at Old Trafford, with Juan Mata revealing on his personal website that the player is set for a deadline day switch to Brazil.

“I want to wish good luck to my friend Anderson, who is back to football in his native Brazil”, said the Spaniard, per JuanMata8.com. “All the best my friend!”

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According to Simon Jones of the Mail Online, the Brazil international is due to sign with Internacional on the final day of the transfer window, penning a four-year deal that’ll see him pick up £25,000 a week after tax. The report claims he will be officially unveiled by the Brazilian club on Tuesday.

While Anderson has sampled myriad successes during his time at Old Trafford—including four Premier League titles and a Champions League triumph—he hasn’t come close to fulfilling the exciting potential he boasted when signing as an 18-year-old from Porto back in 2005.

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As noted by Full Time DEVILS, it’s been a long time since the club were witness to the best of him:

It seems Anderson should be coming to the end of his playing days, given how long he's been a fixture in this United squad, but at 26 years old, he still has a chance of turning his career around.

Hopefully a move back to his homeland can stir something in the midfielder and prompt him into capturing a smidgen of the mercurial ability that made him one of the game's hottest prospects not too long ago.