Victor Valdes to train with Manchester United
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Updated 23/10/2014 at 17:50 GMT
Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes will train with Manchester United as he recovers from a knee injury.
BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 12: Victor Valdes of FC Barcelona celebrates the second goal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between FC Barcelona and Manchester City at Camp Nou on March 12, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Get
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The 32-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at Barcelona and won six La Liga titles, tore his cruciate knee ligaments in March and is without a club after leaving the Nou Camp at the end of last season.
United boss Louis van Gaal has invited the Spaniard to build up his fitness at Old Trafford, with reports suggesting that the Premier League side are also in talks to sign him.
Van Gaal gave Valdes his Barcelona debut as a 20-year-old in 2002, but the keeper played under the Dutchman for just six months before he left his post as manager.
"Valdes will have his recovery supervised by the United medical staff before training with the first team as he bids to regain full fitness," United said on their official website.
Having already announced he would be leaving the club in the summer, the stopper's knee injury spelled the end of his career in Catalonia as well as ruling him out of Spain's World Cup campaign.
Sixth-placed United host Premier League leaders Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.
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