Agent reveals Man Utd failed with summer time bid for Barcelona defender
The agent of centre-back Mikayil Faye has claimed he rejected the possibility to affix Manchester United when he left Barcelona this summer time.
The extremely rated Faye by no means really performed a senior minute for Barcelona however was repeatedly tipped for a vibrant future, and it was French facet Rennes who received the race for his signature after hanging a deal value a reported €12m.
Nonetheless, Faye’s agent has now revealed Rennes needed to fend off competitors from United, who did not persuade the 20-year-old that transferring to Outdated Trafford would assist his profession progress at this stage.
“Manchester United have been focused on Faye, however he did not like that choice,” Andy Bara instructed Podcast Inkubator. “He wasn’t an everyday at Barcelona, so what did it matter if he hadn’t had the identical at United? His improvement wouldn’t have progressed in any respect.”
Bara went on to say that Faye solely left Barcelona as a result of the Catalan giants wanted to lift cash and did not persuade Inigo Martinez to depart as a substitute.
“Barca wished a buy-back clause in Faye’s contract with Rennes and this was the one situation that Barca put ahead,” he mentioned. “The clause is €30m. Now all of it is dependent upon Faye and his improvement.
“Mika Faye left as a result of the membership wanted ‘truthful play’ and Inigo Martinez, who the membership wished to promote, refused to depart.”
