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Ivan Perisic's 'painful' Man Utd failure as Croatia star completes Tottenham move

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Ivan Perisic is finally a Premier League player, signing a two year deal with Tottenham Hotspur, but the Croatian international could very easily have joined Manchester United before Spurs came calling.

The 33-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the London side, reuniting him with manager Antonio Conte. Conte was Inter manager when they ended their league title drought in 2020-21, with Perisic featuring in more than three quarters of the Nerazzurri's league games.

"When I got contact with the coach and sporting director I told them I really wanted to come to the Premier League, since 2009 when I started to play professional football in Belgium," Perisic told club media after agreeing terms with Spurs. However, he could very easily have begun his Premier League journey as a Manchester United player.

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