Louis Van Gaal lists 10 players Man Utd failed to sign
Former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has revealed that in his efforts to try and bring new blood to Old Trafford, he planned to being a number of megastars to the club – including Neymar, Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mané, Sergio Ramos, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kanté.
The Dutchman rolled off an eye-watering shopping list of the world’s biggest stars in the Season Preview issue of FourFourTwo magazine, out on Wednesday, August 26.
Daily Times gathered that Van Gaal Louis took over United in 2014, a transition period following the dismissal of David Moyes, and just a year after Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement.
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Though the club ended up bringing the likes of Radamel Falcao and Angel Di Maria to bolster their attacking threat, Van Gaal told FourFourTwo that he was keen on an array of different players from across Europe.
“I wanted Robert Lewandowski, but when this proved difficult I tried to get Gonzalo Higuain instead. Before I had arrived, I also spoke with the board about Neymar. If you are at United, you have to think big – he was also interesting for the club in terms of selling shirts, and I wanted to have quick wingers,” he said.
“For that reason, I also tried to get Sadio Mané and Riyad Mahrez. Thomas Muller was on my wish list, too, and in central midfield, I wanted N’Golo Kanté. I even tried to sign James Milner, who was already quite old but very multifunctional and possessed leadership skills.
