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Steven Railston

Hannibal reveals why he picked Manchester United transfer over Barcelona and Bayern Munich

Hannibal has admitted he thinks Manchester United are 'the biggest club in the world'.

United signed Hannibal from Monaco in the summer of 2019. The player had been attracting interest from an array of clubs, including Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Tottenham and Leicester, but United acted decisively to complete the deal.

John Murtough, now director of football at Old Trafford, provided the youngster with a trip to Norway to watch United's July 2019 friendly against Kristiansund. Hannibal took the match in, he met Pogba and he was sold on the club.

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