And after much speculation over his future, he was all set to complete a lucrative move to Real Madrid with the deal set to be completed on the transfer deadline day.
After failing with a move for Everton defender Leighton Baines, United shifted their attention to Real Madrid’s Fabio Coentrao as a season-long loan signing on what was a busy transfer deadline day.
Mirror Football takes a look at seven transfers that collapsed in the final moments of the deadline day and the factors behind the failure to get the deal over the line.
According to the Brazilian himself, negotiations were in the latter stages and the deal was almost done on deadline day in the 2009 summer window, with the only thing left being his final word.
Shortly after Premier League side Manchester City was taken over by UAE’s Sheikh Mansour in 2008, they were expected to make a splash in the transfer market, thanks to the heavy transfer kitty Sheikh Mansour provided.
