Manchester United made £85m bid for Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller last summer which was rejected, claims German club’s finance partner
Bundesliga champions' financial partner Jan-Christian Dreeson revealed the staggering offer made by the Red Devils
MANCHESTER UNITED launched a staggering £85million for Thomas Muller, which was rejected by Bayern Munich.
The club's financial partner Jan-Christian Dreeson, told Bild, that United made a monstrous bid for the World Cup winner in the summer.
When asked if the offer was in the region of £85million, Dreeson said: "There really was something like that.
"Then came a fax from England. For us, however, a sale of Thomas Müller was never discussed. If a player fits us, we would be stupid to give him a short-term prospect of a record profit and to weaken him."
Jose Mourinho missed out on the German but was still able to welcome Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the club in the summer.
The Special One may still be looking to bring in an extra forward and has been heavily linked with signing Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann.
Man Utd supporters may be relieved their summer bid was rejected, with Muller struggling in Germany this season.
The 27-year-old has netted just four times this season for Carlo Ancelotti's side and has failed to score in his last five appearances.