Manchester United have been on the end of this in the past and felt the brunt of it this summer as well, as Amadou Onana’s move to Aston Villa probably scuppered any chance of landing Jarrad Branthwaite at a reasonable price.
Similarly, United’s signing of Joshua Zirkzee was going to leave their rivals for his signature scrambling for an alternative, AC Milan in this case.
Milan were dealt a huge blow when Zirkzee chose United because at one point, they were actually favourites for his signature.
Director Zlatan Ibrahimovic then said they had pulled out of the race and were already looking at replacements, who has now arrived. Funnily enough, he almost signed for United as well!
Milan moved quickly to pivot from their failure to land ZIrkzee and got their hands on a more proven striker, albeit with a different skill set.
Coming on the back of a successful Euros campaign, Milan are set to sign Spanish striker Alvaro Morata, who has somewhat of a history with United, to put it briefly.
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