Man Utd wanted to sign Sabitzer’s Bayern teammate but club refused
Manchester United's deadline day signing Marcel Sabitzer was not the club's preferred addition from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
The Red Devils were desperate to land Christian Eriksen replacement after United confirmed he would be sidelined until May after suffering an injury in the FA Cup fourth round victory over Reading.
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They were locked in discussions with PSG, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid as they scrambled over a last-minute midfielder signing.
And according to other reports, United were offered former Real Madrid midfielder Isco and Lyon's Houssem Aouar, as well as Atletico Madrid duo Carrasco and Saul Niguez.
They finally settled on former RB Leipzig skipper Sabitzer and got the deal done b...