Andrey Santos on meeting Carrick, reveals his goalscoring ambitions

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The Peoples Person

13 July 2026

It has been an exciting Monday for

Manchester United

fans, with the club officially announcing the arrival of

Andrey Santos

With the

deal for Ederson not materialising

, panic had spread among the fanbase, after they had already witnessed their club miss out on

Elliot Anderson

, Sandro Tonali, and

Mateus Fernandes

But INEOS wrapped up a deal for the

Brazilian

in double quick-time, with the Red Devils

delighted with the acquisition

considering the price they paid for a player with such high potential.

He was at

Carrington training ground

at the weekend and has already started working with his new team-mates.

The

22-year-old

also met his new head coach, Michael Carrick, and was blown away by the Englishman’s vision for the team.

“I know him very well. He’s a top, top coach,” Santos explained to the

club’s media team

. “I did a meeting with him, and I remember it because it was around 30 minutes and, when I finished my meeting with him, I said: ‘Wow, he’s amazing.’

“Now, I meet with him [in person] and I’m so excited to work with him.”

The former Vasco da Gama ace knows Matheus Cunha well from his time with the Brazilian national team, while Mason Mount was a Chelsea player back when

joined the Blues.

“I know Matheus Cunha very well, we’ve played together in the national team, I know Mason Mount as well because I remember at the last game between United and Chelsea we spoke,” the

United No. 17

added.

And clearly, the midfielder is a fan of United captain Bruno Fernandes as he went on to explain. Not to mention how excited he is to get started with his new team-mates.

“I know Bruno Fernandes, I swapped shirts with Bruno in the last game at Old Trafford, so I’m excited to play with these guys.

“I can learn a lot too from Bruno, so I’m so excited to play with my team-mates, with Bruno, with Matheus, with Kobbie Mainoo, with Amad, with Diogo Dalot, with Harry Maguire, so with everyone.”

While plenty feel

has what it takes to

replace Casemiro

, both for United and Brazil, the player himself is keen to get on the scoresheet more often.

“I’m a midfielder but I like to score goals, I like to arrive in the box to score, so to help my team-mates. I think the last season with Strasbourg in 2024/25 was so important for me because I scored 10 times, so it was amazing and I hope, this season, I can be better.”

The stats back up his claim. During his season on loan in Ligue 1,

had emerged as the highest-scoring central midfielder in the league.

He was prolific for his boyhood club as well, while also playing a key role in his national team’s Under-20 CONMEBOL Championship success.

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