Jamal Musiala: Why Manchester United Declined Chance To Sign Euro 2024 Star

• Manchester United turned down a chance to sign Jamal Musiala in March 2018 before he went on to become a star at Bayern Munich
• Musiala has lit up Euro 2024 with good performances for Julian Nagelsmann's Germany, becoming one of the top-scorers
• Apart from Musiala, Manchester United turned down an opportunity to sign Pedro Neto, Moises Caicedo and Benjamin Sesko

Fresh details are emerging on how Manchester United once turned down the opportunity to sign Jamal Musiala.

Musiala has risen to become one of the most exciting prospects in football with electric displays on the big stage.

The German forward is among the standout players of Euro 2024 after he guided the nation to the quarter-finals. Musiala has chipped in with three goals so far, making him one of the joint top-scorers.

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He scored against Denmark in the Round of 16, setting up an exciting quarter-final match-up against Spain.

His future appears to lie with Bayern Munich at the moment, but in 2018, Manchester United passed on an opportunity to sign him.

The Athletic reports that the Red Devils' youth scout, Andreas Herrmann, was convinced by Musiala's talent after watching him during a youth camp.

Former assistant head of academy recruitment, Lyndon Tomlinson, was also impressed by the then 15-year-old after he played alongside Jude Bellingham for England's youth sides.

Why Manchester United did not sign Musiala

The recommendation then was to sign Musiala, but the forward was at that time considering which nation to play for. The Stuttgart-born star qualified to play for England through his mother. He had represented both Germany and England at youth levels.

United eventually decided against signing him due to the complications involved before he chose which country he wanted to play for, terming it as 'too risky'.

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The report further details how the club missed out on opportunities to sign Moises Caicedo, Pedro Neto and Benjamin Sesko. INEOS expected new sporting director Dan Ashworth to harmonise the club's recruitment policy after years of profligate spending.

Man United weighing up Lukaku move

Sports Brief has also reported that Manchester United is eyeing up a move for Romelu Lukaku.

Lukaku, who played for the Red Devils for two years, is still contracted by Chelsea after a one-year loan spell at AS Roma.

The club is pursuing a deal for Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee but are lining up Lukaku as a plan B.