Finally!, the deal involving Owen Hargreaves has been finalised and the 25-year-old will hook up with United on July 1st as United confirmed the deal and also the signing or Porto’s Anderson and Sporting Lisbon’s Nani.

The announcement ends a year-long pursuit of the Calgary-born star by Sir Alex Ferguson and comes less than 24 hours after United revealed they had agreed transfers in principle for Porto’s Brazilian attacking midfielder Anderson and Sporting Lisbon’s flying winger Nani.

Ferguson made a concerted effort to bring Hargreaves to Old Trafford after the World Cup, in which the midfielder turned out to be one of England’s few success stories.