Bayern Munich defender Mats Hummels says he was very close to a move to Man United under Louis van Gaal in 2014.
Hummels was playing for Borussia Dortmund when he was linked to an Old Trafford switch, but he stayed at the Westfalenstadion for two more years until joining Bayern this summer.
And the 27 year old told the Daily Mail that United was only one of many English clubs who were vying for his services.
'Yes, a deal was close,' Hummels said. 'Yes, yes, yes. It was close. Very close.
'There were talks, several times in the last few years. They were the offers. I had England or one of the three big Spanish clubs.
'The Spanish interest was loose, loose offers. I don't like it that way. Nothing got close like the one from England.
'Van Gaal wanted me but he wasn't the only one. It is getting difficult for me now to play in England. I'm 28 next month and I've signed here for five years.'
Hummels also said he stayed on at Dortmund because of a loyalty to coach Jurgen Klopp, who's now in charge at Liverpool.
'We wouldn't have had that success with another coach in Dortmund, no way. He is very emotional. All the time, on the training pitch. He can't settle down,' he added.
'How intense? Every day? 100 percent! The important thing is that when he thinks he made a mistake, he can really apologise to a player whether that is alone or in front of the whole team. If he says something inappropriate, he realises it afterwards.
'He doesn't take things personally. We had two big opinions, two big egos. Sometimes you can get into a fight but you know everything the next day will be okay. We could always talk about it.
'He was never like 'I will never forgive you for this!' The relationship I had with him was really important.
'I can't say I am a Liverpool fan. I don't have a club in England. I just want Klopp to win. If he was coach of another team, I would support them. I cheer for Klopp.'
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