Edgar Davids says he had the opportunity to come to Manchester United during his match days and had a weakness for the club because of one player in particular.
The Dutch midfielder played for some of the largest clubs in the world and started his career at Ajax before he continued to AC Milan, Juventus, Barcelona and Inter Milan.
He later had in his career in England, first in Tottenham and then in Crystal Palace and Barnet.
The 52-year-old could also have come to Old Trafford in his splendor, with Alex Ferguson trying to bring him to Manchester at a certain stage.
Davids says he already enjoyed watching the Red Devils because he was a big fan of a player in the same position as he – Paul Ince.
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“I mean, it’s really how you say that I look at United differently,” Davids said In TV. ‘Because I know, I already looked at Manchester United because they had a player I really liked – Paul Ince.
“He was a midfielder who was incredible. I also played against him when he played for Inter and I played for Milan.
“He was a big boy then and it was really a great derby. He against Marcel Desailly, who was also a big boy, and that was like a big fight in midfield. ‘
The man who is known as the Pitbull for his wild playing style in the middle of the park, says he spoke with Ferguson while he was still in his first Stint at Ajax.
He remembers the conversation lovingly, but had already decided to make the switch to AC Milan when the chance to go to Manchester United arose.
“I had to talk to Sir Alex and it was one of the most incredible conversations I’ve ever had,” he said. ‘But I had already encouraged myself to go somewhere else [Milan].
“Yes, it was in 1996, when I was at Ajax, but it was just the way he [Ferguson] wax. His personality and such. It was a very different level.
‘I played against great players [at United]Those great things started to do. When you play against certain teams, you also follow the careers of these young players.
“But no regrets. I only considered Italy for myself because Italy was the place where I wanted to be. The best players played in Italy at the time, as if it were in the Premier League. ‘
The most important trophies of Edgar Davids
Ajax
Eredivisie: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Champions League: 1994–95
KNVB Cup: 1992–93, 2006–07
UEFA Cup: 1991-92
Juventus
Series A: 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03
Inter Milan
Italian cup: 2004–05
Davids suffered an injury time in Milan, but then shone in Italy with Juventus, where he won Series A titles and formerly a memorable partnership in midfield with Zinedine Zidane.
He explained why it was such a successful partnership and told Fourfourtwo: ‘It’s about trust and about energy. If you have this connection with someone anyway, you know what will happen.
‘It’s about feelings; About knowing football at a certain level. And we both understood football at the same level. ‘
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