Why Fred preferred Manchester United if Manchester City offered him more money

Brazilian player Fred’s agent has recently revealed that Manchester City offered him more money than Manchester City prior to his move to Old Trafford. The 25-year-old joined Manchester United in a £53million move despite interest from Pep Guardiola’s side. But his agent Gilberto Silva revealed that he was offered a bigger contract to move to the Etihad before joining Manchester United. ‘About Manchester City, he had the chance to leave in January,’ Gilberto Silva told UOL. ‘But Shakhtar vetoed, there was no conversation. A good offer arrived, even bigger than the one from now. But Shakhtar understood that he was the most important player of the club. ‘They didn’t want to negotiate, vetoed the exit. We did the planning which was to leave in the summer and he bought the idea. Everything we talked about, he understood the process, bought the idea. ‘It was cool, because the conduct before Shakhtar within the negotiation was very correct. Professional conduct on our part and the part of him also, for not having lost his performance [after the failed move to Manchester City]. ‘It was a negotiation opportunity that was passing. We explained to him and we said the club would not let him go. We could fight, but I said we wanted to do it differently.’

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