Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic celebrates the opening goal with teammate Rio Ferdinand (R) during the UEFA Champions League Round of Sixteen match between Manchester United and Inter Milan at Old Trafford on March 11, 2009 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Lawrence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has revealed he was close to joining a Serie A side before finally ending up at Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Vidic ‘agreed’ to join which Serie A team before Manchester United?
The five-time Premier League winner and three-time Champions League finalist recently revealed that he had ‘agreed a deal’ to move to Fiorentina in the summer of 2006, but was then spurred by interest from Liverpool before signing for Manchester United. .
“In life, when people start talking good about you, a lot of people find interest. I had interest from Fiorentina, I agreed a deal to go there, then Liverpool came,” the former United and Inter defender told Sky Sports in a recent interview. said in the interview.
“Sir Alex Ferguson called me, probably Rafa three weeks later” 👀
Nemanja Vidic is almost going to Liverpool instead of Manchester United pic.twitter.com/99TqRXOdWl
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Vidic would go on to join Manchester United in the summer of 2006 for a fee of around €8.4m (£7m).
His journey would eventually lead him to Serie A, as he saw out his playing career at the San Siro Inter Between 2014 and 2016.
