Ex-Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed that he turned down the chance join Tottenham in 2014 because he followed his heart and wanted to work at the 'number one team' in England after already doing so in Netherlands, Spain and Germany.
Van Gaal famously had success at Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich during his illustrious career and was keen to add United to that list because of the club's standing in England, even though he admits that Tottenham might have actually been a better option.
"Tottenham were a better selection because Manchester United were an old team and I knew I would have to transform them," Van Gaal told BBC Sport in what is his first written interview with British media since being sacked by the Red Devils in 2016.