A Netherlands international has revealed he thought he was going to join Manchester United in the recent transfer window, which closed on Thursday.
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PSV Eindhoven winger Cody Gakpo has confirmed there was interest from the Red Devils, who were eager to bolster their attack after a poor start to the season.
United ended up signing Ajax Amsterdam winger Antony this week, but Gakpo genuinely thought he would have ended up at Old Trafford.
"Until last week I thought I would go to Manchester United,' Gakpo told PSV TV, as per the Daily Mail.
"In the last week I looked at all options. In the end PSV came up with a good offer and that turned out to be the right choice for me.
"Manchester United had reported at the beginning of the transfer window. We were waiting for that a bit.
"The signals became more and more positive and at a certain point I thought it might fall in that direction.
"That option faded a bit and completely last week. We worked the whole window towards it."
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