The former England international joined Newcastle for a fee of £15m back in 1996 but he had the chance to join Manchester United as well.
Shearer has revealed that he spoke to Kevin Keegan and Sir Alex Ferguson on the same day. However, he decided against joining Manchester United after meeting Keegan.
The former Premier League star said (quoted by Chronicle): “Once we got knocked out of EURO 96, I had phone calls left, right and centre. Man United want you, Newcastle want you and I spoke to both of them the same day – Kevin Keegan in the morning and Sir Alex Ferguson in the afternoon.