Salomon Rondon has revealed how close he came to completing a move to Manchester United during the January transfer window.
United were left desperately scrambling around the market for an extra centre-forward on deadline day, after seeing Marcus Rashford sidelined for four months with a serious back injury.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer attempted to lure Josh King back to the club from Bournemouth, but the Red Devils saw a £20 million ($26m) bid for the Norwegian rejected, which forced them to look further afield for affordable targets.
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United made a late approach for former Newcastle frontman Rondon, who currently plays in the Chinese Super League with Dalian Professional, but a deal never materialised.