Lucas Moura has revealed he came close to joining Manchester United and playing for Sir Alex Ferguson before he moved to PSG.
Moura ended up at Spurs after playing for PSG, the club he joined from Sao Paolo in his native Brazil.
But he has now admitted he spoke to United before deciding to move to the Parc des Princes in 2013.
'Yes, there was a conversation,' Lucas said in an interview with ESPN Brazil.
'I was very close to signing with Manchester United. It was still at the time of Ferguson.
'I ended up choosing PSG, I spent five fantastic years there, I won a lot, learned a lot. I do not regret it.
'Despite the hard times, the bad times, I don't regret it because I grew a lot, I learned a lot. Now I'm here in the Premier League, and it's a new hope.'
Moura also discussed his first conversation with Mourinho when he joined Spurs and hinted at a potential move to Real Madrid under the manager.
Lucas added: 'He arrived, was more relaxed, he spoke of the time of Sao Paulo, which he talked to my parents when he was at Real Madrid.
'It was more relaxed. He always asks how I am. It's very cool, I always have this openness with him to talk. Even because of the language, it makes it a lot easier.'