Manchester United new boy Daniel James impresses team-mates as winger 'tops pre-season fitness tests'
* Daniel James joined Manchester United from Swansea for £15m this summer
* The Welshman went to Dubai to work on his fitness before pre-season began
* Reports from Carrington say the 21-year-old has topped the early fitness charts
Manchester United signing Daniel James has made his mark on his new team-mates after besting them in the squad's early pre-season fitness tests.
The Welshman joined United from Swansea in a deal worth £15m this summer.
He arrived ready to go after going on an individual warm-weather training programme in Dubai at the end of last month.
Daniel James has made an impression during his first week training with Manchester United. The Welsh winger has reportedly come top in all of the early re-season fitness tests
And it looks to have paid off, according to The Sun.
James who flew out with the squad on their pre-season tour of Australia is understood to have maxed out the bleep tests.
An Old Trafford source said: He is clearly ahead of the game. He has topped all the early fitness charts. Ole was impressed with seeing him doing his own work.
He came out top in the sprints, even the short ones, by a good margin of five or so yards. He did one fifty metre sprint that left team-mates five metres behind him and also maxing out the bleep test.
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