Croatia international Ivan Perisic has acknowledged that Manchester United were on the cusp of signing him from Inter Milan during the summer of 2017. The attacker had been the subject of multiple bids during the period but they could not find the breakthrough with their reluctance to match the Nerazzurri’s £48m price tag.

Speaking to FourFourTwo, Perisic has confirmed that he was close to leaving the Nerazzurri after he was offered the opportunity to work with Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford. However, he added that he ultimately stayed put with the San Siro giants after manager Luciano Spalletti showed the determination to keep hold of him.
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