Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz has revealed how Real Madrid could have previously signed Pepe for chump change.

The defender joined Real from Porto for £20 million last week and former Madrid coach Queiroz revealed: "In 2003, I advised [president] Florentino Perez and [sports director] Jorge Valdano to sign Pepe, who was only 20 and playing for Maritimo.

"They told me that defenders didn't sell shirts.

"A few days later Porto signed him for £1.4 million."