Arjen Robben reveals why he did not join Manchester United before moving to Chelsea

Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben has revealed that he wanted to join Manchester United before moving Chelsea in 2004. "I had a very good conversation with [Ferguson] over dinner in Manchester and we spoke about football and life. I also went and had a good look around the training ground and everything was good, but after I went back to PSV nothing happened," Robben told FourFourTwo. "There was no real contact and the deal didn't happen. PSV were also negotiating with Chelsea at that time, so maybe they offered PSV more money? I don't really know. I spoke to Chelsea and I liked their plans. "We had one meeting and everything was done pretty quickly. Had Manchester United offered me a deal straight after I met them, I would have signed there, but it didn't happen and I've got no regrets." The former Netherland international will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the current campaign after 10 seasons at the Bundesliga club.

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