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Sir Alex Ferguson reveals why Manchester United didn’t sign Lucas Moura in 2012

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6 years ago

August 29, 2018

Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed why the club did not sign Tottenham winger, Lucas Moura, back in 2012.
Ferguson said the Brazilian could have joined United from Sao Paulo but Paris Saints-Germain outwitted the Red Devils in securing Moura’s signature by spending heavy on the player.

“Right towards the end (2012-13) of my time at United we were pursuing Lucas Moura, the immensely talented right winger who, at the time, was playing in his native Brazil for Sao Paulo,” Mirror quoted Sir Alex Ferguson as writing in his book, ‘Leading.’
“We offered £24m for him, which was upped to £30million and again to £35million, but Paris Saint-Germain signed him for £45million.
“David Gill and I were just not prepared to go to those sorts of levels.”
Moura tore Jose Mourinho’s men apart on Monday night in the Premier League, netting twice as Tottenham ran out 3-0 winners over United at Old Trafford.
He signed for Spurs in the January transfer window last season, with the North London club paying £25million to PSG.