{"id":1099182,"date":"2019-07-28T14:22:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T13:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099182"},"modified":"2019-07-28T14:22:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T13:22:08","slug":"inter-milan-conviction-godin-man-utd","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/inter-milan-conviction-godin-man-utd\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Inter showed more conviction’ – Godin confirms he rejected Man Utd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inter Milan new boy\u00a0Diego Godin has confirmed he rejected a transfer to Manchester United and opted for a move to Serie A because the Italian giants showed “more\u00a0conviction than other clubs”.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Godin, 33, called time on his illustrious nine-year stint at Atletico Madrid and joined\u00a0Antonio Conte’ new charge as a free agent at the start of the month.<\/p>\n

Godin’s links to Man Utd: Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Godin was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford last summer.<\/li>\n
  • Jose Mourinho made no bones about the fact he wanted to sign a centre-back.<\/li>\n
  • Godin, alongside\u00a0Harry Maguire and\u00a0Toby Alderweireld, were reportedly enquired about.<\/li>\n
  • However, the Uruguayan refused to leave Atleti and wanted to honour the one year remaining on his contract.<\/li>\n
  • That has since expired and he has joined the Milan outfit because “no club convinced me how Inter managed to”.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7317342-rodgers-has-helped-tick-the-boxes-for-maguire-s-manchester-move<\/p>\n

    The seasoned South American was heavily associated with a departure from the Wanda Metropolitano at this stage last year, with the Red Devils credited with a fervent interest.<\/p>\n

    However, Godin has since revealed he was committed to his contract in the Spanish capital, but once that deal expired at the end of June, Inter “came alive first” and showed the most desire to secure his signature.<\/p>\n

    “Yes, a year ago there was Juventus, Manchester United, in the past also Man City,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    “But at that moment I had a contract in force with Atletico, I didn’t think of leaving.\u00a0This time [move to Inter] it was different, I was near the end of my contract.<\/p>\n

    “But I can say that no club convinced me how Inter managed to.\u00a0They came alive first and decidedly with more conviction than other clubs.<\/p>\n

    “They showed me the project: it’s ambitious, like me. And I liked the idea of \u200b\u200bbeing part of it and being able to help Inter realise it.”<\/p>\n