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Roma confirm Man Utd missed out on Daniele De Rossi

05 October 2013 - 07:36

David Moyes tried to sign Daniele De Rossi last August, according to Roma's manager Rudi Garcia. Manchester United had hoped to bring the Italian international to Old Trafford as a replacement for Paul Scholes, who had retired at the end of last season.

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Eventually, David Moyes made a move to for Marouane Fellaini from his former club Everton, after missing out on the likes of Cesc Fabregas and De Rossi.<br />

Roma's boss confirmed that United made an approach for the talented midfielder.<br />

"The Daniele who&rsquo;s been playing with us since the start of the season is one of the best midfielders in Europe," said Roma's manager Rudi Garcia.&nbsp;"People have said to me that he was no longer the same player.<br />

"This summer we discussed his future. He&rsquo;s Roman, he&rsquo;s from here, but there were big clubs after him and he was waiting to see. I said to him that I couldn&rsquo;t lose him at the last minute so we fixed a date after which he would not move.<br />

"And that&rsquo;s exactly what happened. The first league match came and a few days after Manchester United called the club, called him, but the date had passed and he didn&rsquo;t move."

Written by James Turnbull