The only thing with this is that it wouldn't be a strategy that wouldn't be very successful in Europe.
Angelo Henriquez
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Man United sign huge prospect - Angelo Henriquez
You’ll have probably heard of Angelo Henriquez before – United have been linked with him for three years now, ever since he and another young player from Chile, Pedro Salgado, came over for a trial. Having agreed a first option deal for Henriquez, United have taken it up and now signed him permanently amidst supposed interest from Man City. This evening Club Universidad de Chile have confirmed Henriquez will join United later this month for £3.5m. He’ll play one final game for the Chilean side.
It was three years ago, nearly to the date, when Angelo Henriquez and Pedro Salgado came to United for a trial from clubs in Chile, Universidad de Chile (La U) and Universidad Católica, respectively. Angelo was 15 and Pedro was nearly 17- they gave an interview at the time about the experience which you can watch here. Interest in Salgado, a centre back, cooled and he still plays in Chile, but in the third division now.
Henriquez though was another story. United were impressed with him and agreed to have him over at Carrington twice a year for informal trials so they could monitor his progress. Eventually this lead to the agreement of a first option on the player – a pre-agreed fee of roughly £3m meant that United could choose any point up until the player’s 20th birthday to make the deal permanent, providing the formalities of a medical and work permit went smoothly.
Shortly before his 18th birthday, earlier this year, Henriquez finally broke into La U’s first team and became their main striker. He’d already been picked out as a player to watch by numerous footballing publications and his goal record at youth international record was excellent (today it stands at 21 goals in 16 games up to U23 level). Henriquez has averaged at a better than a goal every other game for La U and was crucial to their Copa Libertadores run this season.
Henriquez has always admired United and even as a 12 year old he said he admired and looked up to Van Nistelrooy and Rooney. At present it would seem unfair to compare him to players but the info you need to know is that he’s quick, finds space superbly, is an excellent finisher and despite being slight, he’s useful in the air. Henriquez is also clever, he likes to drop deep and get on the ball, bringing other players into the game.
Having watched him, I’d say he needs to get stronger and be a bit sharper on the ball. He’s quite an instinctive player but needs to sometimes realise he won’t always have plenty of time on the ball. To talk about other things he could improve on and provide some thoughts on him, we’ve asked Argentinian based journalist, Joel Richards, a few questions.
United fans have been aware of Angelo Henriquez for a few years after his trials with the club and the first option was made public. We’ve a tendency to over-hype players based on YouTube, so how’s he perceived in South America?
Henriquez is certainly the type of striker that a goals highlights clip doesnt really do justice to what he has to offer, as he’s a very rounded player and offers much more than just goals. In South America he’s definitely held in high regard, not just because of his obvious ability but because he is part of a Universidad de Chile side that is doing very well, playing some electric football and has captured attention across the continent. That said, by not playing in Brazil or Argentina there is inevitably less hype.
How has he done since breaking into La U’s first team early this year?
He’s done extremely well – both in his overall performances and in the more tangible number of goals he has scored. He is still very young and is of course at La U, which is one of the best club sides on the continent right now, so there is the pressure to succeed – not to mention the pressure of having had a pre-agreement with United of course. La U has an excellent youth system set up and the club is structured in a way that the youth team players are well-prepared by the time they reach the first team, and Henriquez has undoubtedly benefitted from that.
What would you suggest are his best assets and which areas should he be looking to improve on?
Without a doubt his best asset is his versatility – he is comfortable with the ball at both feet and regularly drops deep to collect the ball, or drifts wide. His movement is excellent, he is also strong in the air and finishes very well. Naturally, the pace and physicality of the Premier League means that it is a step up, but of course in Chicharito there’s the perfect example to follow of a striker settling in quickly.
Whilst his signing is for a long-term impact rather than the immediate future, do you think he’ll suit both United and the Premier League?
As you say he is still very young so it will be interesting to see how much he features in the next couple of years. But it’s clear that United have found a real talent in Henriquez, the fact other English clubs were trying to muscle in says a lot. His versatility and personality should stand him in good stead.
Our thanks to Joel for his time – be sure to follow him on Twitter.
As Joel mentioned, Man City have been linked to Angelo after he impressed over in Northern Ireland at the Milk Cup this summer. Henriquez was representing Chile in the youth international section and scored some fabulous goals. United ideally may have waited a while longer to sign him but the interest of other clubs has no doubt forced their hand. The immediate plan for Angelo is unclear but at 18 there’s no rush. He’ll surely bide his time in the U21s as he settles and then maybe go out on loan. After deals for Powell, Kagawa and Van Persie, United have made yet another exciting move in the transfer market and added to the plethora of talented attacking players at the club.
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This thread should be moved to the United forum now that he's a United player.
Man United sign huge prospect - Angelo Henriquez
You’ll have probably heard of Angelo Henriquez before – United have been linked with him for three years now, ever since he and another young player from Chile, Pedro Salgado, came over for a trial. Having agreed a first option deal for Henriquez, United have taken it up and now signed him permanently amidst supposed interest from Man City. This evening Club Universidad de Chile have confirmed Henriquez will join United later this month for £3.5m. He’ll play one final game for the Chilean side.
It was three years ago, nearly to the date, when Angelo Henriquez and Pedro Salgado came to United for a trial from clubs in Chile, Universidad de Chile (La U) and Universidad Católica, respectively. Angelo was 15 and Pedro was nearly 17- they gave an interview at the time about the experience which you can watch here. Interest in Salgado, a centre back, cooled and he still plays in Chile, but in the third division now.
Henriquez though was another story. United were impressed with him and agreed to have him over at Carrington twice a year for informal trials so they could monitor his progress. Eventually this lead to the agreement of a first option on the player – a pre-agreed fee of roughly £3m meant that United could choose any point up until the player’s 20th birthday to make the deal permanent, providing the formalities of a medical and work permit went smoothly.
Shortly before his 18th birthday, earlier this year, Henriquez finally broke into La U’s first team and became their main striker. He’d already been picked out as a player to watch by numerous footballing publications and his goal record at youth international record was excellent (today it stands at 21 goals in 16 games up to U23 level). Henriquez has averaged at a better than a goal every other game for La U and was crucial to their Copa Libertadores run this season.
Henriquez has always admired United and even as a 12 year old he said he admired and looked up to Van Nistelrooy and Rooney. At present it would seem unfair to compare him to players but the info you need to know is that he’s quick, finds space superbly, is an excellent finisher and despite being slight, he’s useful in the air. Henriquez is also clever, he likes to drop deep and get on the ball, bringing other players into the game.
Having watched him, I’d say he needs to get stronger and be a bit sharper on the ball. He’s quite an instinctive player but needs to sometimes realise he won’t always have plenty of time on the ball. To talk about other things he could improve on and provide some thoughts on him, we’ve asked Argentinian based journalist, Joel Richards, a few questions.
United fans have been aware of Angelo Henriquez for a few years after his trials with the club and the first option was made public. We’ve a tendency to over-hype players based on YouTube, so how’s he perceived in South America?
Henriquez is certainly the type of striker that a goals highlights clip doesnt really do justice to what he has to offer, as he’s a very rounded player and offers much more than just goals. In South America he’s definitely held in high regard, not just because of his obvious ability but because he is part of a Universidad de Chile side that is doing very well, playing some electric football and has captured attention across the continent. That said, by not playing in Brazil or Argentina there is inevitably less hype.
How has he done since breaking into La U’s first team early this year?
He’s done extremely well – both in his overall performances and in the more tangible number of goals he has scored. He is still very young and is of course at La U, which is one of the best club sides on the continent right now, so there is the pressure to succeed – not to mention the pressure of having had a pre-agreement with United of course. La U has an excellent youth system set up and the club is structured in a way that the youth team players are well-prepared by the time they reach the first team, and Henriquez has undoubtedly benefitted from that.
What would you suggest are his best assets and which areas should he be looking to improve on?
Without a doubt his best asset is his versatility – he is comfortable with the ball at both feet and regularly drops deep to collect the ball, or drifts wide. His movement is excellent, he is also strong in the air and finishes very well. Naturally, the pace and physicality of the Premier League means that it is a step up, but of course in Chicharito there’s the perfect example to follow of a striker settling in quickly.
Whilst his signing is for a long-term impact rather than the immediate future, do you think he’ll suit both United and the Premier League?
As you say he is still very young so it will be interesting to see how much he features in the next couple of years. But it’s clear that United have found a real talent in Henriquez, the fact other English clubs were trying to muscle in says a lot. His versatility and personality should stand him in good stead.
Our thanks to Joel for his time – be sure to follow him on Twitter.
As Joel mentioned, Man City have been linked to Angelo after he impressed over in Northern Ireland at the Milk Cup this summer. Henriquez was representing Chile in the youth international section and scored some fabulous goals. United ideally may have waited a while longer to sign him but the interest of other clubs has no doubt forced their hand. The immediate plan for Angelo is unclear but at 18 there’s no rush. He’ll surely bide his time in the U21s as he settles and then maybe go out on loan. After deals for Powell, Kagawa and Van Persie, United have made yet another exciting move in the transfer market and added to the plethora of talented attacking players at the club.
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This thread should be moved to the United forum now that he's a United player.
Technically he's not a United player yet dev.
No official announcement from United yet. I'm strangely more excited about this signing than I am the RVP and RVP is frigging awesome.
you're not alone. Which is a bit awkward considering that RVP is world class.
Whats happening with this then?
Seems a bit strange that we havent heard anything official from the club yet...
Seems a bit strange that we havent heard anything official from the club yet...
Agreed.
But from what I've read it seems one of the things that impressed Sir Alex the most was his aggression in challenging for the balll, something we havent had since Tevez. If you look at some of the goals he scored for Universedad there are some where he very determinedly shakes free of tackles and challenges and picks up loose balls to continue forward.
That part I cant say for Higuain
His team are playing tonight at 9.00pm, whether he is involved or not, im not sure.
Maybe he is going to play his final game tonight and then come over to Manchester to complete his medical.
Or, having just google imaged him and seen a picture of him with SAF dated 3 days ago he is already here!! 
feck knows then!!
feck knows then!!
His team are playing tonight at 9.00pm, whether he is involved or not, im not sure.
Maybe he is going to play his final game tonight and then come over to Manchester to complete his medical.
The Universidad guy definetly said that they want to give him a warm farewell in his last game against Santos. If that's who they're facing tonight, then this deal should be completed in a few days time.
Or, having just google imaged him and seen a picture of him with SAF dated 3 days ago he is already here!!
feck knows then!!
That photo is about 2 years old I think.
this is a very exciting signing, he should do well here, but at the same time I think it'll be atleast 2 years before we see him start getting playing time since we're so incredibily stacked with strikers (ages of 29, 26, 24 and 21 if I'm correct, and Kagawa who's 23), none of them are "old" even by football standards as of now.
On the other hand you've also got players like Keane, Macheda, heck even Bebe.
I've little to no doubt he'll make it here, just saying it'll be anything but easy and with the current options up front there's no need to rush anything from Fergie's point of view, I doubt he even wanted to sign him this year, he probaby wanted to wait but was forced to make a move for fear of losing out on him (
On the other hand you've also got players like Keane, Macheda, heck even Bebe.
I've little to no doubt he'll make it here, just saying it'll be anything but easy and with the current options up front there's no need to rush anything from Fergie's point of view, I doubt he even wanted to sign him this year, he probaby wanted to wait but was forced to make a move for fear of losing out on him (
Well, Universidad didn't face Santos last night; but they face them this Thursday (23/8) coming up which will be Henriquez's last game if quotes are to be believed.
What is happening with this signing? Have we signed him? & If so why isn't it announced yet?
We'll complete the deal later in the month, most likely by the end of this week.
Their president I believe (if not, some guy high up at Universidad) said that they'll miss him bla bla bla, and that they hope to give him the send off he deserves when Universidad faces Santos this Thursday. I expect him to fly to Manchester on Friday/Saturday to complete the deal.
Hopefully the work permit will all be sorted by then.
Hell move in the next week and his parents will move with him and John Calvert Toulmin and Jose Mayorga will help him acclimatise according to this article
http://www.latercera.com/noticia/de...e-tendra-angelo-henriquez-en-manchester.shtml
http://www.latercera.com/noticia/de...e-tendra-angelo-henriquez-en-manchester.shtml
But why are we keeping him? He won't get anywhere close to the first team. And surely he won't progress as a player in the reserves.
Adapt to England for 6-12 months, learn United style and ethos, go on loan in January or next year. Probably get a debut in the Capital One Cup in the meantime.
He's only 18, and all it takes is a couple of injuries to strikers and he's pretty much guaranteed to be on the bench.
So you don't trust in RvP staying fit either?
I'm saying that injuries happen, players pick up knocks, get tired, all sorts. It's hardly a problem for an 18 year old to be a 5th choice striker.
A transcript from his interview today that was released by El Mercurio apparently. I'm sure there'll be a link to it soon, but I just typed it from my phone where I saw it from.
hmm...
Bloody hell.. Fergie told him he will be involved with the first team straightaway
Bloody hell.. Fergie told him he will be involved with the first team straightaway
Carling Cup?
I don't see that as a problem. It's not as if when he's in his peak he'll be crying for a return to Universidad.
Potentially at the end of his career, maybe.
Potentially at the end of his career, maybe.
Yeah.. but we've got 5 strikers at the club already..
Lets see how it goes. Looking forward to seeing him play.
I doubt Rooney and RVP will play too many minutes in the carling cup though.
Bloody hell.. Fergie told him he will be involved with the first team straightaway
Reserves training with the first team is probably what he meant.
All of Henriquez goals for Universidad
I know I've said it a few times in this thread, but it still amazes me how he's only 18 years of age.
I didn't realize he'd scored so many goals for them. Some great ones in there, too -- not necessarily flashy, but he's so clinical for such a young player.
If we sign the kid, I can see Macheda and Berba leaving the club.
People have mentioned Ruud a lot but he reminds me far more of Ole than Ruud. Also its incredible how many he scores with his left foot, which seems to be his 'wrong' foot from the small amount I have seen.
Want want wwnt!
granted his work permit, plays his farewell game this week then heads to United
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...-henriquez-to-sign-for-manchester-united.aspx
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...-henriquez-to-sign-for-manchester-united.aspx
Would it be ridiculously optimistic for me to think he may do a Rafael/ Jones and get integrated into the first team fairly rapidly? I know we have a lot of quality strikers but assuming Berba and Macheda goes he could easily play the Michael Owen role of 5-10 games this season
Problem is there doesn't seem to be any interest in Berbatov or Macheda, much less, Bebe. We seem to be stuck with them and not sure what we're going to do.
Kid looks fecking lethal. Could be a great spot.
Looks official. According to Manutd.com he is flying to England to sign.
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...-henriquez-to-sign-for-manchester-united.aspx
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...-henriquez-to-sign-for-manchester-united.aspx