Geordie great Paul Gascoigne admits he offered himself to then Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson when leaving Lazio.
Gazza famously chose Tottenham over United when leaving Newcastle United.
He recalled to the Daily Mail: "He was fuming. Then after six years, he went, 'Gazza, here's a present for you', and he gave me a watch. I actually had the chance to sign for him again when I was at Lazio. I rang him up. I said, 'I'll sign for you'.
"He said, 'If Eric Cantona goes, I'll sign you'.
"Would he have changed me? Cantona two-footed a guy in the stands! I think I might have settled in fine at United "
