Marseille signing Patrice Evra says Jose Mourinho wanted to re-sign him for Manchester United.

Evra confirmed he held talks with United boss Jose Mourinho about a return but his hopes were scuppered by somebody within the club.

He told Sky Italia: "I was very close to a return to Manchester United."

"I also spoke with Mourinho but there was a person, whose name I will not say, who probably did not like the idea of my return.

"Even the fans were enthusiastic and would have been delighted, but because I realised that they [the club] would not do anything I then asked my agent to look for other teams."