United winger Bébé will spend the forthcoming season on loan with Turkish club Besiktas JK, the Premier League Champions confirmed today. The 20-year-old Portuguese Youth International packs his bags for the Super Lig with 2 goals in 7 games for The Red Devils in his first campaign…

Tiago Manuel Dias Correia – referred simply to as ‘Bébé’ – joined Old Trafford from Vitoria De Guimaraes after being spotted by then Portugal senior manager and former no.2 to Sir Alex, Carlos Queiroz. The flanker joined for a fee of exactly £7.4 Million, and was tipped to become ‘the next Didier Drogba minus the diving’. Bébé struggled to break into the first team at United, but impressed with the Reserve team squad – netting 6 goals in 13 caps.

Bébé scored in the Champions League against Besiktas’ rivals, Bursaspor. The young prospect will now spend the new season on loan at Besiktas in an effort to improve his maturity. The move was rumoured for some time, with Besiktas apparently interested in buying him outright. However, the contract is on loan conditions, with Bébé returning to Carrington in the early summer of 2012. United receive near to £1 Million in the agreement.