Ex-Man Utd flop Bebe joins new club in 10th transfer move since leaving Old Trafford
Former Manchester United flop Bebe has made the 10th transfer of his career since leaving Old Trafford.
Bebe, real name Tiago Manuel Dias Correia, has joined Real Zaragoza from Rayo Vallecano on loan until the end of the season. Zaragoza welcomed the forward in a Twitter post that read: “Welcome Baby!”.
And the move is the 10th that the striker has made following his departure from United in 2014.
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Bebe moved to the Red Devils in 2010 for £7.4million. He was brought to the club by Sir Alex Ferguson upon the advice of his No2 Carlos Queiroz, despite never seeing him play.
It would prove to be one of the most questionable transfers Fergie conducted during his time as United boss, as Bebe only made seven appearances at the Theatre of Dreams before moving to Benfica. Bebe had a tough time at United and was made to play with the youth team at times, so he was over the moon when he found out Benfica wanted him.
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In a previous interview with Goal regarding his switch to Benfica, he jubilantly recalled: “I remember that I was going for a United game with the youth team, and my agent called me and told me I had been sold to Benfica. It was the best moment of my life.
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“I am a ‘Benfiquista’, it was a dream to play there because all my friends and my family supported Benfica. I did not sleep that day! I spent the whole day awake.”
However, his Benfica move didn’t go to plan, and he went onto have stints at Besiktas, Rio Ave, Pacos de Ferreira, Cordoba, Rayo Vallecano and Eibar. And now he’s hoping to make an impact at Zaragoza who are languishing in 17th spot in the Segunda division.
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