"I almost joined Man utd"

Louis van Gaal was keen to lure the defender to Old Trafford
two years ago, according to the Germany international
Mats Hummels says he was "very close" to joining
Manchester United when Louis van Gaal was manager in
2014.

The Germany international was heavily linked with a move to
Old Trafford while he was still at Borussia Dortmund, but a
move to the Premier League failed to materialise.
Any chance of Hummels swapping Germany for England was
ended for the time being in the close-season when the
defender opted to leave Dortmund for fierce Bundesliga
rivals Bayern Munich.
Hummels claims there was also interest from La Liga
powerhouses Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid,
but the most concrete proposal came from United two years
ago.
"Yes, [a deal was close]," Hummels told the Daily Mail . "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.

Source : Goal