Officially retired for some time, Jérémy Ménez, now a consultant on Dazngradually returns to the front of the football media scene in France. In a large interview with The teamthe former French international returned in detail on an incredible anecdote in his career. Indeed, then a great hope of French football, the native of Longjumeau almost signed in Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson had even taken the file in hand personally:
“”The story is known, but I almost signed in Manchester United when I was 16-17 years old. I had visited Old Trafford and Alex Ferguson went to Longjumeau (Essonne) accompanied by his staff, to visit my father and try to convince him. It was I who had the last word and, in the end, I do not regret having signed Pro in Sochaux. But I can still ask myself the question of what my career would have been if I had joined United at that time: obviously, I would not have been holder when I arrived, but I would have joined the pro group and then nobody can know what would have happened …»»
