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Ex-Man Utd boss Solskjaer: We failed to land these 4 players

Former Manchester United manager OIe Gunnar Solskjaer has shared the names of the four players he wanted to bring to the club.

Solskjaer did get to spend a lot of money during his permanent spell in charge of the club.

However, he has stated that several big name players and young talents were identified, only for them to not arrive.

Declan Rice, who wouldn't have cost what he did in the summer," Solskjaer told The Athletic, having previously mentioned Erling Haaland in the interview as well.

“We discussed Moises Caicedo, but we felt we needed players ready for there and then.

“Brighton are very good at letting players come from abroad and find their feet for a year and a half. At United, you don't have that luxury and that has cost the club loads of players.

“We wanted Jude Bellingham badly - he's a Man United player, but I respect he chose Dortmund. That was probably sensible."

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