Manchester United midfielder Daley Blind admits he turned down Arsenal as a junior.

Blind rejected Arsene Wenger's approach to stay at Ajax when he was 16-years-old.

He told the Mirror: "I had the chance to move to London at a young age. I was in the Ajax academy and one day I came home from school.

"My mum and dad said to me: 'Arsenal have called today. They want you.'

"I thought they were taking the mickey. It was my dream to be a player in the first team of Ajax but we went to Arsenal.

"We were there for a day. It was great. They offered to sort out everything for my schooling, so I could get my A levels.

"They also offered me an incredible contract, especially for a boy of my age. Ajax offered me a contract too at the same time.

"The money was nowhere near what I could earn at Arsenal. My dad left it up to me and I decided to stay at Ajax."