Manchester United have agreed an 18-month contract with goalkeeper Victor Valdes.
The club are set to announce that the 32 year-old has signed on at Old Trafford acting as an understudy to David de Gea.
Valdes was reportedly reluctant to sign for United if it meant he was only playing back up to the first-choice keeper, but today's reports suggest he's had a change of heart.
The former Barcelona man had been training at Carrington for the last two months as a costless agent as part of his recovery from a serious knee injury sustained when playing at the Nou Camp last season.
However, the signing of Valdes will inevitably lead to more talk about De Gea’s future, who has a year and a half left on his current deal.
United are still yet to get the 24 year-old under a new contract and Real Madrid seem keen to take him back to Spain.
The move should allow Andres Lindegaard to return to Scandinavia, while they will also not stand in the way of Ben Amos should a club come in for him.
United have told the former England Under 21 international that they will not turn down any received offers for him. Lindegaard, meanwhile, has been linked with Norwegian club Molde.
The 30 year-old Dane almost left Old Trafford last summer when Van Gaal made an unsuccessful attempt to hijack Kenneth Vermeer’s move from Ajax to Feyenoord with a bid that included the exchange of players plus cash.
