The 20-year-old arrived at Old Trafford for £7.4m from Vitoria de Guimaraes just five weeks after he'd signed for a fraction of that fee from Estrela da Amadora in the Portuguese Third Division.
The deal was arranged by influential agent Jorge Mendes, who orchestrated Cristiano Ronaldo's £80m switch from United to Real Madrid the summer before.
Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he'd not even seen the player in action live but said he trusted his scout's advice, although Bebe looked out of his depth on his Premier League debut against Wolves.
The former homeless person made three starts and four substitute appearances, making his last appearance for United against Crawley Town in the FA Cup back in February.
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