Man Utd cleared to sign Fiorentina kid Fornasier

Manchester United are set to complete the signing of Fiorentina teenager Michele Fornasier.

The Telegraph says United look set to escape a Fifa investigation into their attempted recruitment of Italian teenager Fornasier following Fiorentina's failure to supply sufficient evidence to support their complaint.

It is understood that Fornasier was not tied to a binding contract at Fiorentina and Fifa has now confirmed that, barring further correspondence from the Serie A club, it has found no grounds on which to base an investigation.

A Fifa spokesman said: "We can confirm that we were contacted by Fiorentina with regard to the potential transfer of the player, Michele Fornasier, to Manchester United.

"However, no formal investigation has been opened since the documentation currently in our possession, from a purely formal point of view, is not apt to sustain such action."

 
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