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Everton’s new midfielder James Rodriguez has revealed that Manchester United through coach Alex Ferguson offered him a deal.
The 29-year-old, who was signed in the summer for £ 20m from Real Madrid, has revealed how close he came to joining United before the deal fell through.
“I think it was in 2012. The club (Man United) had offered me something, but in the end that didn’t happen for some reason, I don’t know. But hey, football always leads you on the right path.” , to a team where you can really play well, “Rodriguez said of United’s interest in an interview with BT Sport (via Daily Mail).
The playmaker, who was in Porto at the time, moved to Monaco a year later before making his way onto the world stage at the 2014 World Cup for Colombia, sealing a move to Madrid in the same summer.
Rodríguez was taken under the protection of Carlo Ancelotti at the Bernabéu before meeting briefly with the Italian manager at Bayern Munich.
The player who has started the season well with Everton since joining in the summer came back in a 3-1 loss to United on Saturday after being out with injury in recent club games.
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