Premier League - United swoop for Stoke starlet

Eurosport - Thu, 08 Jan 15:19:00 2009

Stoke have announced that 20-year-old Belgian defender Ritchie De Laet has moved to Manchester United and signed a three-year deal.

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The clubs have agreed a performance-related payment package for the player, who spent the early part of the season on loan at Wrexham.

De Laet joined Stoke from Royal Antwerp in August 2007 but never made a first-team appearance.

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  1. YES FERGIE CAN SEE WHAT YOU PLONKERS CAN'T SEE.

    From L H, on Thu 8 Jan 5:11PM

  2. How is this guy supposed to be a starlet?? He's 20 years old and didn't even manage to get a game for Stoke. He's not going to set the world on fire.

    From mike faz, on Thu 8 Jan 4:08PM

  3. Young blood are always exciting to watch. More competition in the line of defence in Old Trafford maybe?

    From Alwin, on Thu 8 Jan 3:56PM

  4. hmm training material, a punch bag ...or...at sparring partner at best

    From wole a, on Thu 8 Jan 3:45PM

  5. Can anyone write more than 3 bloody words!

    What stuptid coloum this,

    I'm off the the BBC!

    From Jaspal, on Thu 8 Jan 3:44PM

  6. explain how this looks like a great signing paul t? Id love to hear how you could even suggest this is a "great" signing.

    No signing in january fergie???? 3 signings later!

    and to mark, vidic is nothing without ferdinand beside him. completely overrated, evra too actually

    From yip, on Thu 8 Jan 3:25PM

  7. sounds like a great signing and cannot wait to see him either in reserves or first team action

    From Paul T, on Thu 8 Jan 3:12PM

  8. I like that thing at post 9.

    From Luxy, on Thu 8 Jan 2:36PM

  9. I like that thing at post 9.

    From Luxy, on Thu 8 Jan 2:35PM

  10. markweston2001 i have never heard of vidik pretty sure their is no player in the united team named vidik, learn to spell please you illiterate.

    From davidp0145, on Thu 8 Jan 2:21PM

  11. Thats why fergie is fergie, he see's what potential there is in a player before you wise crackers can

    From john_crisp28, on Thu 8 Jan 1:55PM

  12. didnt manure just lost to derby last night? lololol

    From Ahmad F, on Thu 8 Jan 1:50PM

  13. look at what utd can do with any player good choice to sign young players

    From deano.campbell, on Thu 8 Jan 1:43PM

  14. theres two leauges in the premiership you got man u and then the rest

    From BEV AND GUNZ, on Thu 8 Jan 1:32PM

  15. Had anyone heard of Evra or Vidik when Utd signed them and look where they are today, first on the team sheet.

    From markweston2001, on Thu 8 Jan 1:22PM

  16. Ferguson,2nd of Jan............"that`s us now,definitely no more signings in January"............Lying @#$%.

    From kissmy_arse, on Thu 8 Jan 1:16PM

  17. who gives a xxxx

    From WILL M, on Thu 8 Jan 1:10PM

  18. never heard of the @#$%

    From gary r, on Thu 8 Jan 1:10PM

  19. As in The Frog?

    From chrisbryan100, on Thu 8 Jan 1:09PM

  20. muppet

    From Kevin, on Thu 8 Jan 12:53PM
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