Roma teenager Davide Petrucci claims the offer of a job as a gardener for his father helped persuade him to leave Italy for Manchester United.The 16-year-old is reportedly set to move to Old Trafford but the Italian club will receive only £200,000 in compensation for a player who scored 14 goals in 19 youth team matches last season.
"Going to play for the strongest club in the world is a great opportunity for me," said Petrucci. "It was hard to say no, even though I am a Roma fan and would have gladly stayed with them throughout my career.
"United have offered my father Stefano a job as a gardener and he will accompany me.
"I will go over on June 30 and start in United's academy the next day."
The Italy Under-17 international added: "A month ago Roma offered me a contract on the minimum wage and they did not say how long it was for.
"I asked for a bit of time to consider it, as United's offer had already been made, but they gave me just three days.
"Roma closed the door on my while United opened another. They could have valued me more highly."
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i bet you people have not even seem him play once but you feel you are in the position to say that he will one day be better than ronaldo. lol
OK lets have the money - Ronaldo out , bentley in a direct replacement for a fraction of the cost.
Man U end up with cash to strengthen the side and a player not yet a full potential who Fergie could turn into a player better than Ronaldo.
Either way Ronaldo's time is up why hang on to him if his heart aint red.
So long ................................
if cr7 wants to leave to better himself then he is in dreamland, stay where you became the worlds best, and you will get better.go to real, and it will be for the money, and may i add fewer big tropies, their league is not a patch on the prem, one or two good teams thats it, dare i say just like the scots league.
nice to see SAF invest in the young talent. cr7 must now leave too much has been made of this he will return with the atude i'm the man i want,i want ,i want!!!! NO ONE IS BIGGER THAN MANCHESTER UNITED. NO ONE.
y'all who think MAN U is going dowm due to ronaldo's unconfirmed exit need to think twice because when one door is closed another is opened there is always a replacement when it comes to the world's best club ''MANCHESTER UNITED''. Congratulations Petrucci you the man!!!!!!
Well done SAF. Another young hot prospect!!!
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