Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal says he has no regrets over rejecting Manchester United last summer.
Vidal, 28, has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League in the past and the Chile international has revealed he had the chance to join United before making the €37m (£28.8m) switch to Bayern.
“Yes, there was a chance to come to England,” Vidal told The Times. “It was last summer, and at one point, we thought that is what would happen.
“I liked the opportunity they had offer me, but eventually it did not happen and I chose to come to Bayern. There are always many teams around that go to my agent.
“I want to come to a team this strong and to a project that is so ambitious. I feel very happy.
It helped that I knew what the country was like and what the people were like. We are better, me and my wife and my children. Life is good, very calm. We are starting to feel more comfortable.”
Vidal has made a seamless transition into the Bayern set up this season and completed more passes (130) than the entire Darmstadt team in the league at the weekend (114).
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