Kroos: Why I turned down Man Utd following Moyes' dismissal - Paul Vegas

The retired midfielder has confirmed to Sport1 that he was on the verge of signing with United.

In fact, the two parties had made an agreement. 

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"In 2014, before I signed with Real Madrid, I already had an agreement with Manchester United. It would have been a switch from Bayern to United," he recalled.

"But then they kicked out David Moyes, who I was still sitting on my sofa with in Munich. United hired Louis van Gaal, and then I politely declined."