{"id":1102541,"date":"2019-08-20T16:58:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T15:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1102541"},"modified":"2019-08-20T16:57:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T15:57:57","slug":"christian-pulisic-man-utd-jose-mourinho","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/christian-pulisic-man-utd-jose-mourinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd missed out on Christian Pulisic because of Jose Mourinho, says former coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic rejected Manchester United because his father “couldn\u2019t stand” Jose Mourinho, according to a former coach.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The USMNT star joined the Blues this summer,\u00a0though his transfer from Borussia Dortmund was confirmed in January and he had initially attracted interested elsewhere in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Did Mourinho scupper Pulisic to Man Utd transfer? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Pulisic has set a host of age-based records<\/a> for BVB and the US men’s national team.<\/li>\n
  • He had long been the subject of Premier League interest prior to joining Chelsea.<\/li>\n
  • Liverpool, whose manager Jurgen Klopp coached at Dortmund up till shortly after Pulisic’s arrival, were linked years ago.<\/li>\n
  • Manchester United reportedly rivalled Chelsea to the signing of Pulisic before January 2019.<\/li>\n
  • But it has now been claimed Mourinho’s presence hindered there efforts because “he didn\u2019t promote young players.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    According to Pulisic’s former manager at\u00a0Brackley Town,\u00a0Robin Walker, Man United were eager to prise the winger away from Germany, but his father was adamant he wouldn’t play under Mourinho.<\/p>\n

    In an interview with the Telegraph<\/a>, he said:\u00a0“He wouldn\u2019t go to Manchester United because of Jose Mourinho.<\/p>\n

    “His father couldn\u2019t stand Mourinho, because he didn\u2019t promote young players. It was at that point I asked: \u2018What about London? That\u2019s where it\u2019s at.\u2019<\/p>\n

    “I was trying to sell the city. His agent agreed, saying: \u2018When you make these decisions, it\u2019s all about investment and property.\u2019 I was delighted that he did sign [for Chelsea].”<\/p>\n