The former coach of Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies has revealed how Jose Mourinho and Manchester United missed out on the chance to sign the young full-back.
He could, however, have been plying his trade at Old Trafford instead, with the Reds having tracked him as a teenager, when he was playing for Edmonton Strikers in Canada.
Nick Huoseh was manager there at the time and has told of how United’s hesitancy allowed Bayern to swoop.
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"When Jose Mourinho was there, he really wanted him but it never happened,” he told Sky Sports. "They waited and waited, and at the end I don't think they had the same vision and belief as Munich.
"I met with one or two other clubs, but speaking with the Bayern guys and seeing their plan I thought it was the best place for Alphonso.
"Honestly, I was being offered things that guys might jump on but Bayern had a small squad, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben were retiring, and it was just a good fit.
"They showed his position on the field, where he was going to play, they showed how they had 19 players in their squad, play 50 something games a year, play a lot of matches a year and the average player plays 80 per cent of the matches."