"I literally told Ana [his wife], 'I feel like I am already living a dream at Sporting. But this is…. It’s more than a dream. It’s Manchester United.'
"All this time, my agent was still on the phone! I don’t even know if I put him on mute. Maybe he was still talking to me about the deal, and I just wasn’t responding. Finally, I said, 'Miguel?'
"He said, 'Yes?'
"I said, 'We are going to United.'
"I hung up the phone and hugged my wife, and I just cried tears of joy."