Bournemouth striker Joshua King was 'used and messed about' by Manchester United on transfer deadline day.
In one of the more surprising transfer stories before the window shut, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were linked with the Norwegian.
According to the Athletic, the prevailing feeling was that King felt 'used and messed around' as United made encouraging noises with a £25million offer before turning to Odion Ighalo.
King was ready to travel up to Manchester to rejoin the side he signed for as a 16-year-old but was frustrated when the club did not follow up on their interest.
The 28-year-old is currently sidelined from Bournemouth's relegation battle with a hamstring injury.
It is understood that £30m would have been accepted by Eddie Howe's side but United wanted a loan and turned their attention elsewhere.
They brought in former Watford man Ighalo, paying a third of his £300,000-per-week wages for Shanghai Shenua.
Coeclpsy
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united is not the only team in Europe or England to write negative article about, there are lot of team that are not performing well.
Rish_devil
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what nonsense. we wanted him but Bournemouth slapped a £40 million price tag. So Ur majesty the King, it's not man utd fault that u didn't get Ur move. Go show Ur mood swings towards Ur club. And btw i feel this story is just a load of horse sh*t.
DaMhztourage
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Utd can't be signing injured player , when the team need fit and ready striker immediately , autty and his negative and provocative articles always , should leave Utd alone , let the club be for goodness sake ..
Homekmnoty
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pls my king we don't want half legged players for anything. why do we buy an injured player to replay an injured player. am happy that deal has been cancelled even if u cost £1m. pls want player dat can fill the gap from the word go so pls go and treat urself first and come again thank you my king.