Man Utd new-boy Matheus Cunha beams as wife gives birth to daughter just hours before squad jet out for US tour
'BLESSED' Man Utd new-boy Matheus Cunha beams as wife gives birth to daughter just hours before squad jet out for US tour
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MATHEUS CUNHA beamed with pride as he announced the birth of his daughter, Liz.
The Brazilian forward, 26, has enjoyed a summer packed with big life milestones having sealed a £62.5million move to Manchester United from Wolves.
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Matheus Cunha beamed after wife Gabi gave birth to his first daughter
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Daughter Liz joins son Levi, five, as part of the Cunha family
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Cunha and wife Gabi grinned as they prepared to welcome baby No2
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And now the Old Trafford new-boy has shared news of the birth of his second child just hours before his team-mates are set to jet off for their pre-season tour of the USA.
Cunha announced the news on Instagram as he shared two pictures of the now-family-of-four, as well as one of the couple heading into theatre.
The United star captioned the sweet snaps: "Hello world, I'm Liz. And we are four now.
"I am very blessed to have you. Thanks God for everything."
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Liz is the second child of Cunha and wife, Gabi.
The pair - who wed last summer - are already proud parents to five-year-old son, Levi.
Fellow Brazilians and Premier League stars Gabriel Martinelli and Bruno Guimaraes were among the well-wishers in the replies, as well as United icon Rio Ferdinand and new team-mate Bruno Fernandes.
Cunha was Wolves' star man last season, scoring 17 goals and racking up six assists in 36 appearances.
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He's likely to line up on the left of a front three, with fellow newbie - Bryan Mbeumo - on the right after the former Brentford man completed his eagerly-anticipated transfer on Monday evening.
And it would seem Cunha has already won over his new team-mates.
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Following his debut in pre-season against Leeds, Manuel Ugarte and Lisandro Martinez took to Instagram to call him "Toro" - or "bull" in English.
Cunha is expected to join up with his team-mates in the US, however it's unclear as to when he'll arrive Stateside following his exciting personal news.
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Cunha made his Man Utd debut in a pre-season friendly vs Leeds at the weekend
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