A former Manchester United star could have joined Arsenal or Chelsea but says one question from Sir Alex Ferguson made up his mind.
Chelsea and Arsenal were both interested in deals A former Manchester United star says he could have joined Arsenal or Chelsea before one question from Sir Alex Ferguson convinced him to move to Old Trafford. Phil Jones attracted substantial interest from Premier League clubs during his brief spell in the first-team squad of his boyhood club Blackburn Rovers.
‘So I went out to meet him with my agent, David Gill, went on a private plane which again for me being on a private plane, I’m 18-years-old going out to see Sir Alex on a private plane. ‘Met him in his house in Nice and I remember being so nervous, I’ve never felt nerves like it. My agent’s gone upstairs with David Gill and I’m sat having a conversation with Sir Alex like this and was absolutely bricking it.
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