FANS were left baffled as the Premier League listed a Portuguese Third Division striker as a Manchester United player on their official website.
The Red Devils are on the hunt for a forward in January, after axing Cristiano Ronaldo last month.
But Portuguese journeyman Betinho probably isn’t who most had in mind.
Eagle-eyed supporters noticed the 29-year-old’s bizarre inclusion on the Prem website earlier today.
A screenshot listing the former Sporting Lisbon youngster as United’s No11 quickly did the rounds on social media.
And even Betinho himself found the funny side, sharing a joke with his Man United compatriots on social media.
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He wrote to his 3,000 Instagram followers: “Thank you @manchesterunited see you soon.
“@brunofernandes8 @diogodalot It will be a pleasure to share a locker room with you.”
He followed his post with a laughter emoji.
Betinho then followed up by posting a picture of himself photoshopped into a Man United kit.
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He captioned it “The joke is getting serious”, before adding two more laughter emojis.
Betinho began his career with Sporting, making three league outings for the Portuguese giants.
During his stint he joined Brentford on loan in the Championship in 2014, but only managed one first team appearance for the Bees.
After his 13-minute cameo during a 3-0 home defeat to Norwich he was left on the bench for the next six games – before failing to even make the matchday squad for the remainder of the season.
He subsequently signed for Belenenses, before joining third tier outfit Espinho in 2019, where he currently plays his football.
According to Athletic reporter Laurie Whitwell, United have alerted the Premier League about the gaffe – blaming a “technical issue” for Betinho’s appearance on their squad list.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
