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Diego Forlan comments on Facundo Pellistri suggest Man Utd have made transfer deadline coup

Manchester United snapped up teenage winger Facundo Pellistri on Monday as part of their transfer deadline day splurge which saw four new players come into the club

MAN UTD TRANSFER NEWS: DONE DEALS FROM THE SUMMER WINDOW

Manchester United appear to have landed themselves a future star in Facundo Pellistri, if ex-Red Devils striker Diego Forlan’s comments are to be believed.

United secured a last gasp deadline day deal for the teenage winger on Monday, in what ended up being a busy day for the club.

Pellistri is understood to have cost around £9m from Penarol in Uruguay, where he hails from.

The 18-year-old broke through at his boyhood club last season.

And United have landed themselves a potential superstar with Pellistri, according to fellow countryman Forlan.

“Pellistri has huge potential,” Forlan said in April. “There is still a lot to work on. He is growing and he makes the difference.

Man United's signed teenage winger Facundo Pellistri on deadline day(2020 Getty Images)

“We know it will be difficult to keep him for a long time. He has great pace and that is hard to handle.”