Former Spartak Moscow sports director Yuri Pervak admits they came close to signing Manchester United star fullback Patrice Evra.
Pervak says they could have signed the French ace for nothing.
He revealed: "Evra was available on a free transfer from Monaco.
"All that we needed to do was to pay his agent, but the people responsible said he had a bad temper and refused to buy him."
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