Former Manchester United assistant Mike Phelan claims that Sir Alex Ferguson and Chief executive David Gill would have signed one of the world’s best players for Manchester United had they both still been at the club.
Phelan was talking to a Scandinavian supporter’s club magazine when he said had the former regime been at the club they would have landed a world-class marquee singing during the summer and not the last minute panic for an overpriced Marouane Fellaini, who signed for United for £27million from Everton
“If Sir Alex and David Gill had still been the bosses… I won’t name the player, but there would have been a star signing – one of the absolute best players in the world,” said Phelan.
“It was something the boss talked about, and the owners and David Gill were also quite clear on doing it.”
Phelan chose not to identify the star he was talking about, but added: “There’s very few of such players out there. I think it’s clear to everybody who I’m talking about.
“We didn’t see the need for a big clear-out of the squad, that’s why Sir Alex and I had one big signing in sight.
“One such star signing gives everybody a lift, we saw that with Robin van Persie.”
Of course the player Phelan is referring to was Cristiano Ronaldo, who has just recently signed a new contract with Real Madrid.
