Brazilian Lulinha lifts lid on Manchester United transfer approach

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Brazilian forward Lulinha has revealed that he was approached by a senior Manchester United 'director' and offered the chance to move to the Old Trafford club.

Lulinha, now, 29, has spent the majority of his career at Corinthians though recently played for Cypriot club Pafos and is now playing in the Japanese league with Jubilo Iwata.

He has opened up to UOL about his emergence in Brazil - where he was once considered one of the country's hottest young talents - and how a move to United nearly came about. “I remember that I had a very good competition in the Nike Cup, there were always scouts from big clubs," he said. "Moreover, the champion would travel to England and I remember that the director of Manchester [United] came to my house,