10 megastars who rejected Man Utd as Matthijs de Ligt snubs summer transfer
dailystar.co.ukManchester United have struggled to allure world-class players to Old Trafford in recent years.Despite having some of world's top players in Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Peter Schmeichel in the era of Sir Alex Ferguson, the club has struggled to bring in the same calibre of stars in recent yearsThe latest man to rebuff a move to Manchester is Dutch star Matthijs de Ligt, who insisted he wants to stay at Juventus this summer despite poor recent performances.
Speaking amid United transfer links, de Ligt told NOS: "I look at the sporting project. Ending 4th in a row for 2 years in a row is not good enough, Juventus knows this too."So being Juventus, we have to make steps.
I’m a Juventus player so I’m focused on that." With that in mind, Daily Star Sport takes a look at players who have snubbed a move to Old Trafford in recent years.
After a sensational playing career, it is with shame that the Brazilian playmaker never made it to the Premier League. It could have turned to reality back in 2003, when he was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford with Sir Alex Ferguson keen on the then-Paris Saint-Germain man.He decided to join Barcelona however, where he spent five seasons before spells with AC Milan and Flamengo.United were one of the clubs interested in the Welsh star after he came through the ranks at Southampton, before joining Tottenham Hotspur.
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