Gary Neville had insider knowledge on Man Utd target but club 'ignored his advice'

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Manchester United after recommending the club sign Joao Cancelo before his move to Manchester City.The Red Devils legend was in charge at Valencia when Cancelo was still plying his trade for the La Liga side.The Portugal full-back, who is now considered one of the finest in his position in the world, joined City back in 2019 from Juventus.But he could well have ended up at Old Trafford, had United not ignored Neville's recommendation, despite having insider knowledge.According to the Evening Standard, both Neville and his brother Phil, who worked as assistant manager at Valencia for a whole year, recommended Cancelo to former chief executive Ed Woodward.However, United chiefs opted not to make a move for the 27-year-old, instead bringing in Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Alex Telles in recent seasons.Neville opened up on his admiration for Cancelo in November, and even hinted that he called United to tell him to sign them."I had him as a very young player at Valencia but you could just see exceptional talent," Neville said to Sky Sports.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning.You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here."I made calls back to England - and you can imagine which club at the time - saying that if you are ever going to take a young player that is a young player.