Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bayern Munich summer signing Dayot Upamecano says he was extremely close to joining Manchester United as a teenager, but turned them down in favour of an Austrian second division side in order to experience first-team football.
Upamecano, 22, has impressed for RB Leipzig in recent years, earning a move to Bayern at the end of the season for a reported £38m, while United were interested in him signing before his future was decided.
However, things could have looked a lot different for the French international as he revealed an approach from United in 2015 almost turned his head in the direction of England.
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