After signing for Manchester United, in an 18 month's contract Victor Valdes has given an interview with MUTV.
How does it feel to be a Manchester United player? For me it is a pleasure to sign for Man United. It has been a hard recovery time from my injury and the first thing I want to say is thank you to Louis van Gaal for letting me work again with him and his team. This change is very important for me because my injury was very, very hard. United and everybody around United saved me and they looked after me, so I am very grateful for everybody around the world and for the manager for giving me the chance to be a United player.
What are your early impressions of the club and the squad? The first day when I came here to the Aon Training Complex, I saw the big red letters of Manchester United. For me, it is like a dream. I played for Barca for a lot of years and that is also a big club, I have loved the club all my life. I think this is the same. It is a big club around the world with a lot of fans. The fans of United, I feel them always when I am living in the center of Manchester. I think it is like a family. This is the same feeling as Barca. For me it is very nice and it is a pleasure to be a part of this family of Manchester United.
You mention your injury: are you now fully fit? I hope so. I am very, very satisfied with my recovery and very happy to be on the pitch like a player again. That is most important for my brain and most important for my family. It is very, very nice for me.
There are lots of Spanish-speaking players at the club. Will that help you? Of course, of course. I think that is the most important part for my recovery, to be with a lot of friends from the national team and speak Spanish. But also the other guys… Wayne [Rooney], the captain, was amazing with me on my first day when I came to the training ground. I cannot ask for any more, I am very grateful to the club.
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