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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 staff and impressed scouts a lot that he attracted curiosity from a number of English golf equipment.
The teen finally opted to signal for Bournemouth however it got here as a shock as many had assumed he had already agreed to hitch 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 aspect however evidently, a deal by no means materialised.
Nevertheless, in a latest interview, the Scottish U-19 goalkeeper has outlined precisely what occurred and apparently expressed how shut he actually was to becoming a member of United.
Commenting within the Cherries’ official matchday programme (through the Day by day 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 folks from Manchester United the day earlier than deadline day. That night time, I had the Zoom name and was invested in coming right here.”
“The next morning, the blokes from United got here to take me to the coaching floor and I instructed them it wasn’t what I needed.”
“They tried their finest to steer me, however I needed to return right here.”
He additionally revealed that he believed that he had a clearer pathway to the primary staff enjoying for the aspect from the Vitality Stadium than at Previous Trafford.
“I believed I’d be nearer to the primary staff and also you solely want to take a look at a number of the goalkeepers Bournemouth have introduced via, 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 homeowners try to faucet into such markets in a means 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 staff solely enhances the membership’s status as a main spot to develop.
Nevertheless, as McKenna alluded to, the larger the membership, the extra huge names are more likely to be in your method to attain the primary staff, so many gamers would select an objectively smaller membership to reinforce their very own prospects of finally reaching first staff 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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