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Bournemouth keeper Callan McKenna has revealed why he selected to not signal for Manchester United in January regardless of being on the cusp of a transfer.
The 17-year-old broke into the Queen’s Park first crew and impressed scouts a lot that he attracted curiosity from a bunch of English golf equipment.
The teen ultimately opted to signal for Bournemouth nevertheless it got 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 becoming a member of Erik ten Hag’s facet however evidently, a deal by no means materialised.
Nevertheless, in a latest interview, the Scottish U-19 goalkeeper has outlined precisely what occurred and curiously expressed how shut he actually was to becoming a member of United.
Commenting within the Cherries’ official matchday programme (by way of the Daily Echo), McKenna delved into why he determined to maneuver to the south coast over Manchester.
“A 15-minute Zoom name with (assistant technical director) Simon Francis and (head of goalkeeping) Neil Moss.”
The starlet then defined how shut his deal to United was to being accomplished.
“I travelled to Manchester and met the individuals from Manchester United the day earlier than deadline day. That evening, I had the Zoom name and was invested in coming right here.”
“The next morning, the fellows from United got here to take me to the coaching floor and I informed them it wasn’t what I wished.”
“They tried their greatest to steer me, however I wished to come back right here.”
He additionally revealed that he believed that he had a clearer pathway to the primary crew enjoying for the facet from the Vitality Stadium than at Outdated Trafford.
“I believed I might be nearer to the primary crew and also you solely want to have a look at a number of the goalkeepers Bournemouth have introduced by way of, like Mark Travers and Aaron Ramsdale.”
United have clearly been making an attempt to usher in younger skills from the UK, Europe and South America as of late, as the brand new house owners try to faucet into such markets in a manner the Glazers haven’t.
On the one hand, children will have a look at the alternatives the likes of Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho have had and information of a 250th academy graduate making an look for the primary crew solely enhances the membership’s repute as a primary spot to develop.
Nevertheless, as McKenna alluded to, the larger the membership, the extra large names are more likely to be in your technique to attain the primary crew, so many gamers would select an objectively smaller membership to boost their very own prospects of ultimately reaching first crew soccer.
Maybe the younger Scotsman will sometime arrive to the extent the place the Purple Devils come calling for his providers as soon as extra.
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