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Ugarte:
- At first, Ten hag was cool on him because getting him means McTominay sale.
- He was liked by recruitment team, esp. Jason Wilcox.
- Ten Hag was open to sign Amrabat permanently.
- Ten hag brought to meeting, been shown videos of Ugarte, he liked his ball-winning.
Sancho:
- He always preferred Chelsea.
- Chelsea made the Sterling/Sancho swap offer,
#mufc liked it but didn’t want another high wages RW.
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#mufc suggested other players (not mentioned), Ashworth led the talks.
McTominay:
- Rejected lucrative offer from Galatasaray.
- He was Fulham’s No 1 midfield target.
- He was unsure about the move.
- Everton made approach but Scott wanted better team.
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#mufc looked at Calvert-Lewin once Zirkzee joined.
- Berge was alternative to Ugarte.
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#mufc tried for Benjamin Sesko before signing Zirkzee.