Facundo Pellistri, 19, revealed that his dream transition to Man Utd nearly fell through due to his childhood signature.
A little about the topic
The Uruguayan teenager completed a £ 8m transfer to Man Utd in the summer of 2020, initially garnering the attention of the Premier League giants during an impressive breakout season at Penarol. Facundo Pellistri has committed to a five-year contract with Old Trafford, but has now explained how his immature behavior led to the agreement being violated.
What did Facundo Pellistri say?
When asked what it was like to move to another continent at such a young age, Facundo Pellistri said stress! his transfer was 10 minutes before the deadline. Facundo left the landfill and signed a contract; he did it over the phone from a lawyer.
Facundo Pellistri signed all the papers – and there were many, in English and Spanish – but then, when he thought it was done, he got a call from Man Utd to say that his signature was wrong: his signature on a file with the Uruguayan Football Association was his old signature, the one Facundo used as a child.
When Facundo Pellistri hit the first team at Penarol, his teammates made fun of him because his signature was like a child’s. They told him to improve the signature, so Facundo changed the child to an older one. But his baby was like F.A.C.U.N.D.O P.E.L.L.I.S.T.R.I. – was still on the official forms, so Pellistri had to sign all the forms again, with the child’s signature.
According to Facundo Pellistri, all documents had to be reprinted and signed again. they had to wait a long time for confirmation. Man Utd had to ask for an hour as an extension. The Uruguayan teenager was worried because if the documents weren’t correct, Pellistri couldn’t sign for Man Utd, but he couldn’t play for Penarol either. His girlfriend kept updating the Man Utd website to see if he signed.