• Premier League

Veseli crosses city divide to United

February 1, 2012
Sir Alex Ferguson has signed Frederic Veseli from Man Utd's cross-town rivals © PA Photos
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Manchester United have raided local rivals Manchester City to bring teenage defender Frederic Veseli to Old Trafford.

Veseli, 19, a Switzerland Under-20 international, joined City in 2008 from Lausanne Sport and will initially join up with United's reserve side.

Veseli told his new club's official website: "I am very happy and it is an honour to sign for Manchester United. I can't wait to get started, to work hard and do everything I can to help the team. I am looking forward to showing everybody what I can do on the pitch.

"I am very thankful to Sir Alex Ferguson for bringing me to such a great club. Manchester United has a long history of younger players coming through and hopefully I can follow and do the same."

Veseli did not make a first-team appearance for City but was part of the squad for last summer's pre-season tour of North America, while he captained his country to victory in the Under-17s World Cup in 2009.

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