Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Man Utd hand Carrick Keano's No16 shirt

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Michael Carrick has passed his medical and completed his move from Tottenham.

Ferguson said Carrick will wear the number 16 shirt, which was formerly worn by Roy Keane.
The clubs agreed a deal for the player last week - but the fee was not made public until Spurs issued a statement to the stock exchange on Monday.
The initial fee is believed to be around £13m, with the remainder of the money likely to be based upon the club's success, Carrick's international appearances and the time he number remains at Old Trafford.
Ferguson confirmed the news to the club's television channel MUTV, saying: "Michael has completed his medical, we are going to be having a press conference on Wednesday I think.
"He has settled down fine, I spoke to him today. I said to him 'I'm giving you the number 16 jersey' so he was delighted at that.
"I think that showed great courage because sometimes players are a bit superstitious about things like that but he was keen, and said he would gladly take number 16."