Former Ajax midfielder Ryan Gravenberch admits turning down Manchester United to sign for Bayern Munich.
Gravenberch confirmed his switch to the Bundesliga giants after landing in the Bavarian city on Saturday morning to complete his £21million move.
And he revealed speaking with his former Ajax coach Erik ten Hag about following him to United before committing to Bayern.
He told De Telegraaf: "Manchester United is a very big and nice club. But I already had such a good feeling at Bayern and I had them given my word."
Gravenberch also said he has the full support of his parents and explained how they are going to fly to Germany to take care of "all kinds of things" so he can "fully focus on football".
The 20-year-old said: "My mother will come to live with me in Munich. And my father will be here a lot to take care of all kinds of things, so that I can fully focus on football."
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