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Manchester United have agreed a fee of £2.5m with Tottenham Hotspur for left-back Erik Edman, who signed for Spurs less than 12 months ago for an undisclosed fee from SC Heerenveen. The Swedish international has had a solid season at Spurs and is expected to provide United with the flexibility to switch Gabriel Heinze to centre-half in place of the disappointing Mikael Silvestre.
The signing follows the acquisition of goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Saar from Fulham for a fee believed to be in the region of £2m and further acquisitions at Old Trafford are expected to follow as Sir Alex Ferguson looks to strengthen his squad after a trophyless season.
The news has heightened speculation of divisions at Tottenham in the wake of Sporting Director Frank Arnesen's suspension following an approach by Chelsea. Edman was signed by Arnesen and was a regular under Jaques Santini but, following an ankle injury, his appearances under head coach Martin Jol became sporadic with Timothee Atouba and Reto Ziegler both preferred to the Swede at left-back following the purchase of left-winger Andy Reid.
27-year-old Edman is expected to sign a three year deal at Old Trafford worth in the region of £18,000 per week.
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