Former Everton manager Dyche says they made a move for the Napoli star when he was still with Manchester United.
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He recalled to talkSPORT: "There was a deal.
I'm not gonna name, there was a player who's going the other way, and all that business, and I couldn't get it over the line.
"I reckon that could have changed everything for me.
"What a player - I couldn't believe he wasn't playing at Man U, I couldn't get my around he wasn't playing.
"I couldn't believe it."