Ivan Perisic confirms “an offer from Manchester United was on the table and I was close to leaving Inter, but I decided to stay.”
The rumours swirled around for months over the summer, with a reported €50m price-tag on the Croatian winger.
“It's true that an offer from Manchester United was on the table and I was close to leaving Inter,” Perisic told FourFourTwo magazine.
“But I decided to stay and, as I said, Luciano Spalletti's perseverance to keep me played a big role. In football, small details in these situations are key.
“Admiration from a Coach like Jose Mourinho is definitely something that flattered me. It's confirmation of hard work and good performances.
“When you're praised by a guy like Mourinho - the manager of a huge club like Manchester United - it's difficult not to think about such an offer.
“I'm glad he has a high opinion of me and these things motivate me to work hard and train hard, to achieve the best performances.”
Muolno
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Mr perisic, it was the stupid mourinho who needed u despite knowing that we had rashford, Martial, lingard n Sanchez wh can occupy your role.. ryt now we can only tell u that ur too old for our club
diybceor
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it's too late now for you, cause our focus now is for standard player not substandard.
nkwaindesmondtosam
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WHY DID YOU NOT REVEAL IT WHEN MAN UTD WERE NOT INFORM. NOW THAT THEY ARE INFORM YOU SAY THAT YOU WERE CLOSE TO JOINING THEM