Sir Alex Ferguson missed out on signing hardman because of two Man Utd legends
dailystar.co.ukManchester United. After making 616 appearances for Roma over 17 seasons, De Rossi finally moved as he had a short spell at Boca Juniors before retiring, but he could have easily left earlier.Sir Alex Ferguson was keen on signing the Italian enforcer for many seasons, but especially after starring in Italy's 2006 World Cup win.
But Rossi claimed that he was put off by a potential move due to the fact he'd have to compete with Roy Keane and Paul Scholes.READ MORE: Desperate Cristiano Ronaldo 'willing to take 30% pay cut' to force move from Man UtdDuring De Rossi's prime, there weren't many better midfielder's in world football, but unfortunately for the Italian there were two pretty good alternatives at United.
The Roma legend was linked with United for years and was also linked with Manchester City once they were taken over in 2008, but decided to remain loyal.For De Rossi, the only move was United, and speaking in an interview with Sky Sport, he claimed that he would have loved to move to Old Trafford.
But there were two players that stopped him from signing for Ferguson's side."Since I was a child I have loved United," De Rossi said. "It was the right choice that I didn't go to Manchester because there was Keane and Scholes, incredible players.
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