Premier League new boys Burnley rejected the chance to sign a Manchester United loanee.
The Clarets turned down the chance to sign Sergio Reguilon from Tottenham in the summer.
United ended up snagging Reguilon on deadline day in a loan move to cover for the injured Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia.
Burnley's chief operating officer Matt Williams said: Left backs are a bit of a rarity. Look at Manchester United one of the biggest clubs in world football.
Luke Shaw goes down injured and they take a player from Tottenham who we'd been offered three or four days earlier.
It was a business decision that we didn't sign him salaries, loan fees etc."