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| Thiago Alcantara is pivotal to Bayern Munich |
THIAGO ALCANTARA has revealed how David De Gea tried to persuade him to join Manchester United.
The Spanish midfielder starred at the European Under-21 Championships in 2013 alongside the United goalkeeper, at the time playing for Barcelona.
But Thiago's path to regular first-team action at the Nou Camp was blocked by Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta and Xavi, forcing him to leave and join his old Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich.
However, that was after De Gea’s late bid to convince him to move to Old Trafford.
"There was never any firm proposal," Thiago told the Daily Mail.
"David de Gea wanted me to join. He wrote a message on my match ball after we'd beaten Italy in the [UEFA U21 Championships] final.
"But I'd have done the same with him. He is one of the greatest goalkeepers in the world.
"You always want to play with the best. But it was always going to be Munich."
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