If Adrien Rabiot, 27, signs for Manchester United, he will join a select group of players who have represented both the city’s major clubs.
The midfielder had a six-month spell in City’s academy as a 13-year-old, before returning to France.
‘Everything was going well but the club did not respect certain agreements, so my mother put a stop to it and we returned to France,’ explained Rabiot in a 2012 interview with Le Parisien.
It was not the last time that he would fall out with his club as his chequered career shows.