Anthony Martial personally rejected a move to Chelsea in the final weeks of the summer market.
Sport says while Manchester United had been in touch, Chelsea were the first serious offer to be tabled to Monaco for Martial.
Martial, however, had his heart set on moving to Old Trafford and made it clear to ASM that he wouldn't consider Chelsea while United were an option.
This prompted Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho to move for Pedro, then of Barcelona.
Last weekend, Monaco vice president, Vadim Vasilyev, revealed: "There was another club that offered more money than Manchester United. I will not say much more but the price, with included variables, was greater. But he wanted to go to Old Trafford because it was his dream."