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Bournemouth keeper Callan McKenna has revealed why he chosen to not sign for Manchester United in January no matter being on the cusp of a switch.
The 17-year-old broke into the Queen’s Park first crew and impressed scouts rather a lot that he attracted curiosity from a bunch of English golf gear.
The teenager in the end opted to sign for Bournemouth however it obtained right here as a shock as many had assumed he had already agreed to affix the Purple Devils.
It was reported initially of the January window by sources in Scotland that McKenna was on the verge of changing into a member of Erik ten Hag’s side nonetheless evidently, a deal on no account materialised.
Nonetheless, in a modern interview, the Scottish U-19 goalkeeper has outlined exactly what occurred and curiously expressed how shut he truly was to changing into a member of United.
Commenting throughout the Cherries’ official matchday programme (by the use of the Each day Echo), McKenna delved into why he decided to maneuver to the south coast over Manchester.
“A 15-minute Zoom identify with (assistant technical director) Simon Francis and (head of goalkeeping) Neil Moss.”
The starlet then outlined how shut his deal to United was to being achieved.
“I travelled to Manchester and met the people from Manchester United the day sooner than deadline day. That night, I had the Zoom identify and was invested in coming proper right here.”
“The subsequent morning, the fellows from United obtained right here to take me to the teaching flooring and I knowledgeable them it wasn’t what I wanted.”
“They tried their biggest to steer me, nonetheless I wanted to return again proper right here.”
He moreover revealed that he believed that he had a clearer pathway to the first crew having fun with for the side from the Vitality Stadium than at Outdated Trafford.
“I believed I could be nearer to the first crew and in addition you solely need to take a look at a lot of the goalkeepers Bournemouth have launched by the use of, like Mark Travers and Aaron Ramsdale.”
United have clearly been attempting to usher in youthful expertise from the UK, Europe and South America as of late, because the model new householders attempt to faucet into such markets in a fashion the Glazers haven’t.
On the one hand, youngsters will take a look on the options the likes of Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho have had and knowledge of a 250th academy graduate making an search for the first crew solely enhances the membership’s reputation as a major spot to develop.
Nonetheless, as McKenna alluded to, the bigger the membership, the additional giant names usually tend to be in your method to realize the first crew, so many avid gamers would choose an objectively smaller membership to spice up their very personal prospects of in the end reaching first crew soccer.
Perhaps the youthful Scotsman will someday arrive to the extent the place the Purple Devils come calling for his suppliers as quickly as additional.
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