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Marouane Fellaini signs for Man Utd

03 September 2013 - 00:58

Manchester United have completed the signing of Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini for a fee of &pound;27.5m.<br /><br />The Red Devils have been tracking the central midfielder throughout the summer, but failed in various attempts to recruit Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas and Athletic Bilbao's Ander Herrera.<br /><br />Former Toffees manager David Moyes, who had always maintained keen interest on the Belgian International's signature, had several offers rebuffed for the player.<br /><br />However, the Premier League champions won the battle to acquire his services of the talented Belgian with a final hour bid worth &pound;27.5m and managed to get a deal done before the transfer deadline at 11pm.

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Fellaini joined Everton from Belgian outfit Standard Liege for a fee of &pound;15m in 2008.

Written by Sri Aswin