Manchester United are stated to be ‘nonplussed’ by a technical error on the Premier League database which claimed Portuguese striker Betinho had been registered with the membership.
The Red Devils’ January switch plans have been dealt a blow by rivals Liverpool shifting forward of them within the race to signal PSV Eindhoven ahead Cody Gakpo.
In the hours that adopted this news earlier this week, followers grew to become confused when the Premier League web site and app appeared to present that United had a brand new 29-year-old striker on their books by the title of Betinho.
His title and date of delivery lined up with that of a former Portugal youth striker now taking part in in his native nation’s decrease leagues. He spent a short interval on mortgage at Brentford throughout the 2014/15 season.
Speculation grew that United had signed a brand new striker and even been handed the quantity 11 shirt with out asserting it so as to save face, however The Athletic report this isn’t the case.
Instead, United are believed to be unimpressed by this error from the Premier League, who’ve confirmed {that a} ‘technical problem’ was behind this unusual incident.
Betinho has since taken to social media to poke enjoyable on the error, posting footage on his Instagram story of himself photoshopped right into a United shirt and joking that he’ll ‘see you quickly’.
Amid this unprecedented chaos, United swept apart Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Tuesday night, with Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Fred grabbing the targets for a much-improved Red Devils.
