Premier: Man Utd to sign French World Cup winning defender

Laurent Blanc is to jet into Manchester today and complete his signing from Italian giants Inter Milan.

Mon, 27 Aug, 2001 - 10:22

Laurent Blanc is to jet into Manchester today and complete his signing from Italian giants Inter Milan.

Inter have confirmed United contacted them about Blanc and they had agreed to let the player go on a free transfer.

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