{"id":20923,"date":"2022-06-13T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/13\/new-bayern-munich-man-reveals-he-turned-down-manchester-united-before-bavaria-switch\/"},"modified":"2022-06-13T09:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:00:46","slug":"new-bayern-munich-man-reveals-he-turned-down-manchester-united-before-bavaria-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/13\/new-bayern-munich-man-reveals-he-turned-down-manchester-united-before-bavaria-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bayern Munich man reveals he turned down Manchester United before Bavaria switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch has revealed that he held talks with Manchester United before opting to make the switch from Ajax to the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old has signed for the long-time German champions in a deal worth 25m euros, well below his market value of nearly \u00a332m as per analysis site Transfermarkt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ryan Gravenberch has confirmed he has signed for Bayern Munich ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Q2NGaRVHL\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6Q2NGaRVHL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GOAL (@goal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goal\/status\/1535617920553844736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And Gravenberch has wasted no time explaining the importance of winning titles during his time in Bavaria.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Bayern is a big club,\u201d he told <em>Bild<\/em>. \u2018I think you have to win big titles here.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That is also what I expect for myself. I\u2019m happy to be here in Munich now.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1742882\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1742882\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1742882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RBM4G3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"New Bayern Munich man reveals he turned down Manchester United before Bavaria switch\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RBM4G3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RBM4G3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RBM4G3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RBM4G3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RBM4G3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RBM4G3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RBM4G3-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1742882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ajax midefielder Ryan Gravenberch (38) during a Florida Cup match at Orlando City Stadium Credit: Scott A. Miller\/ZUMA Wire\/Alamy Live News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, it could have all been so different had the confirmation of Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager come sooner, as the former Ajax man revealed to Dutch outlet Telegraaf.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Manchester United is a very big and beautiful club. But I already had such a good feeling at Bayern and I had given my word\u2019, Gravenberch claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My choice was actually made quite quickly\u2019, he added. In October I met coach Julian Nagelsmann, sporting director Hasan Salihamid\u017ei\u0107 and technical director Marco Neppe in a hotel at Schiphol. The plan they outlined to me was simply good\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it was not until November that Ralf Rangnick was appointed as the interim boss at Old Trafford, but it seems as though the instability at the club has cost them another promising transfer target.<\/p>\n<h2>Antony to join?<\/h2>\n<p>However, another Ajax man may be finding his way to Manchester this summer, in the form of Brazilian forward Antony.<\/p>\n<p>That is according to <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/1128460\/antony-frenkie-de-jong-man-united-erik-ten-hag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TalkSPORT<\/a>, who claim that both he and Frenkie De Jong will be \u2018definite arrivals\u2019 in Erik ten Hag\u2019s first transfer window in charge.<\/p>\n<p>Such a signing, expected to cost around 60m euros were it to happen, and would help to fill some of the clear gaps in the Red Devils frontline.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/how-many-signings-do-manchester-united-actually-need-to-make-this-summer\/\" rel=\"v:url\">How many signings do Manchester United actually need to make this summer?<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/top-stories\/mondays-transfer-rumours-nunez-xhaka-spence-eriksen-richarlison-and-more\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Monday\u2019s transfer rumours: Nunez, Xhaka, Spence, Eriksen, Richarlison and more<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 New Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch has revealed that he held talks with Manchester United before opting to make the switch from Ajax to the Bundesliga. The 20-year-old has signed for the long-time German champions in a deal worth 25m euros, well below his market value of nearly \u00a332m as per analysis site Transfermarkt. 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