In the middle of August Adrien Rabiot looked destined to join Manchester United.
Deemed surplus to requirements by Juventus, the emerging interest from the Red Devils looked to be a perfect get-out clause for a player who never lived up to the billing in Turin. United’s Football Director John Murtough went as far as flying out to Italy, with all the signs pointed towards a deal being completed.
Rabiot himself was in the unusual situation of being the centre of a transfer battle that neither side’s fan base particularly wanted to win. For the Bianconeri, they had seen the Frenchman fail to ever justify his wages in an underwhelming three-year stint.
