Besiktas striker Vincent Aboubakar said he held talks with Manchester United over a January switch before the club turned to loan recruit Wout Weghorst.
The Cameroon star was the player who made way at Al-Nassr so Cristiano Ronaldo could fit within the club’s overseas quota. The Portugal hero’s Old Trafford exit left Erik ten Hag searching for a new frontman in the winter window.
Burnley forward Weghorst was ultimately landed after his season-long loan at Besiktas was ended early via a compensation package. But, according to Aboubakar, United had explored the possibility of bringing him in instead.
