Karim Adeyemi's agent claims that Manchester United wanted to sign his client before the Red Bull Salzburg star settled on a move to Borussia Dortmund instead.
The 20-year-old striker has made a huge impact in the Austrian league this season, scoring 23 goals and was rumoured to have been of interest to Liverpool as well as several other top European clubs.
But the exciting young German, who is following in the footsteps of Erling Haaland, appears to be well on course to continue his rise with Dortmund in the Bundesliga as Haaland finalises a move to Manchester City.