Bébé Ends Nightmare Spell At Manchester United By Joining Benfica

Benfica have signed Bebe from
Manchester United in a deal worth up to three million euros, the Premier League club said on Friday as the forward ended a difficult four-year spell in England.

Bebe was bought for £7.4 million from Vitoria de Guimaraes in August 2010 by then-manager Alex Ferguson who later said he had not seen the player in action
either live or on video before completing the deal.

He failed to impress at United and quickly became known as one of Ferguson's biggest mistakes in the transfer market, making just two substitute appearances in
the league.

Bebe was loaned out to Besiktas and Rio Ave before rebuilding his reputation in a third loan spell at Portuguese side Pacos de Ferreira.

The 24-year-old joins a Benfica side who won the domestic treble last season but need attacking reinforcements after selling
Serbian winger Lazar Markovic to
Liverpool.

"Everybody at United would like to wishBebe the best of luck for the future," United said on the club website.

source~reuters