Robert Lewandowski said YES to Man Utd move as Barca star drops transfer bombshell

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2 days ago

Robert Lewandowski previously gave the green light to Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson, but the transfer never took place as Borussia Dortmund refused to sell
Robert Lewandowski has revealed that he "said yes" to the opportunity to move to Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson - only for the move to never materialise.
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The Barcelona star has been one of Europe's elite No 9s for well over a decade, setting numerous records, but a different path may have seen him play at Old Trafford under the Scot in his final year as a manager.
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It was in 2012 that he gave the green light to move to Manchester from Borussia Dortmund for what would've been the final spell of Ferguson's stint in Manchester. The interest came off the back of a season where Lewandowski claimed the Bundesliga title, scoring 30 times.
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Dortmund though simply were not willing to sell up and that put pay to any switch. The Polish star told the BBC: "To Manchester United I decided and said yes. I wanted to join Manchester United, to see Alex Ferguson."
It means that Lewandowski has been prolific in Germany and Spain, but never England. Whilst there is a part of him that would've loved to have tried himself in the Premier League, he insists a CV that boast Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Barcelona cannot be sniffed at.
He admitted: "Maybe it could be a regret [not to play in the Premier League]. But when I am looking back [having] played for Bayern Munich, Dortmund and now Barcelona I have to say I am very happy with my career.
"I don't have this kind of feeling that I missed something, because every move or decision... I made because I wanted it."
It was another heavyweight managerial figure in Jurgen Klopp who aided Lewandowski's development at Dortmund. The German is regarded among the best managers the club has ever had and his personal touch proved crucial in the Pole's career trajectory.
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He moved to the club as a youngster, not long after he'd lost his father in his teenage years, and it was until his relationship with Klopp that he found someone to help fill that void with one interaction changing his life.
"When I moved to Dortmund I was a very young guy, I lost my father when I was 16," he said. "I for sure was a boy who was more closed, I didn't want to speak about my emotion. However, after a few years I met someone who I don't want to say was like a father but similar.
"Maybe after so many years the kind of conversation that I missed with my father, I had with Jurgen. I remember the conversation until now because it changed my life, it changed my football life. I put my emotion out, I put out the words I had kept in for a few years and after this I felt freedom. Maybe because of this I started to play better and better."
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