I didn't want to be a footballer but Diego Maradona changed my mind and I signed for Man United
manchestereveningnews.co.uk“In 2002, I was playing for Independiente and knew that Manchester United were interested in me; we had arranged a meeting. Then Middlesbrough approached my agent, they wanted to see me before United. “Sir Alex Ferguson found out about this.
One day I got a phone call while I was in the bathroom. My roommate was sleeping on the bed so I was quiet. “I could understand English from a very early age, but I could barely understand the man on the phone. He was speaking really fast with a very strong accent. I made a great effort to understand and worked out that he wanted me to play for him. "‘We want you,’ he said." ALSO READ: Meeting Rooney and a message from Mainoo - Academy success goes beyond the pitch ALSO READ: Tuchel might want United but it remains to be seen if United want Tuchel Sir Alex Ferguson wasn't speaking with hyperbole when he made his sales pitch to Diego Forlan in the January transfer window of 2001.
Manchester United wanted to add extra firepower to a side that was over-reliant on the individual brilliance of Ruud van Nistelrooy, and there were few more promising than 22-year-old hopeful Forlan.
The Uruguayan striker had netted 30 goals in 52 games in the Argentine championship and was ready to take the next step in a career that at one stage had looked so unlikely.
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