Sir Alex Ferguson reveals which missed transfer he regrets most

The legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson (79) stood on the sidelines at the English record champions Manchester United for a total of 27 years, coaching numerous stars of the scene and bringing many of them to the Red Devils. The Scots worried that he did not succeed in doing this with former England international Paul Gascoigne.

in the UTD podcast Ferguson was asked about the player he would have liked to see in retrospect in the shirt of the club he loved. He replied: “To be honest, the only thing that comes to mind is Gascoigne. He was just fantastic. I think if we’d got him his career would have been great. I really think so.”

“I don’t want to say that he didn’t have a good career,” said Sir Alex about the failed transfer to Manchester. “It would have been even better with us.”

Manchester United: Gascoigne’s cancellation because of his mother

Manchester United wanted to guide Gascoigne from Newcastle United to Old Trafford in 1988. As the then 21-year-old “Gazza” later revealed in his autobiography, he had already given his word with Ferguson at that time. But things turned out differently: Gascoigne switched to Tottenham Hotspur without further ado and played four years with the PL rivals of the Red Devils.

Ferguson remembers how the deal fell apart: “He had promised to sign with us. I was on vacation and got a call saying he had signed with Tottenham. The reason was that she was (Tottenham’s person in charge, editor’s note) bought his mother’s house for £ 80,000. I couldn’t believe it, he was such an outstanding player. “

According to this, Gascoigne would have fit perfectly into the team structure and strengthened the Red Devils squad again. “Sir Bobby (Charlton, editor’s note) would have been an excellent mentor for him,” said Ferguson.