MANCHESTER UNITED fans excitedly tracked Marcel Sabitzer as he jetted into the UK to seal a move to Old Trafford.
The midfielder, 28, joined on loan until the end of the season late on transfer deadline day.
And thousands of fans tracked a private jet, thought to be carrying Sabitzer, as it made its way to Manchester on Tuesday evening.
At one point 7,700 people were tracking the plane on Flightradar24.
It was the No1 tracked flight worldwide at that moment in time.
Flightradar24 showed the plane to have taken off from Munich earlier this evening, before landing in Manchester shortly before 8pm.
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Sky Sports then showed the midfielder arriving at United’s Carrington HQ just before 9pm.
Man Utd confirmed the loan move shortly after midnight – after first submitting a deal sheet giving them extra time to finalise the transfer.
The deal does not include an option or obligation to buy.
Sabitzer was seen at the airport today ahead of his loan move to United and fans eagerly tracked the midfielder as he made his way through the skies to sign for the club.
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Footage, thought to be of Sabitzer’s plane landing in Manchester, was then posted to Twitter.
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Red Devils supporters also took to social media as they tracked his movements.
One wrote: “The fanbase is unreal.”
Another said: “We’re on plane watch now? That’s how badly we need Sabitzer.”
A third added: “3.5k people tracking Sabitzer plane. I love this club man.”
And a fourth joked: “Nothing like a good old plane watch on #DeadlineDay #Sabitzer.”
The Red Devils swooped on deadline day to sign Sabitzer after Christian Eriksen was ruled out for three months with an ankle injury.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
