{"id":1105784,"date":"2019-09-10T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1105784"},"modified":"2019-09-10T16:53:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T15:53:33","slug":"juventus-douglas-costa-hits-back-man-utd-transfer-claims","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/juventus-douglas-costa-hits-back-man-utd-transfer-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Juventus winger Douglas Costa hits back at Man Utd transfer claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juventus winger Douglas Costa has hit back at his former agent’s claims that Manchester United tried to sign him during the summer. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Giovanni Branchini helped make Costa’s move from Bayern Munich to Juventus in 2017 possible and recently told the Daily Mail<\/a> that Man Utd have “always been interested” in the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n

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  • Costa joined Juventus from Bayern – initially on loan – in 2017.<\/li>\n
  • Injury restricted him to just seven Serie A starts last term.<\/li>\n
  • Costa was linked with Man Utd, with his former agent now revealing their interest.<\/li>\n
  • But Costa has dismissed this claim, insisting he is loyal to Juve.<\/li>\n
  • United instead signed Daniel James, who has scored three goals for the club so far.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    “I sincerely say that Allegri and Sarri have never thought of letting him go,” Branchini said.<\/p>\n

    “The interest of Manchester United was strong, a club that has always been interested in the Brazilian.<\/p>\n

    “It was not the only club but in England, it was certainly the most active team on the trail of Douglas Costa.”<\/p>\n

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    He added: “He loves Juventus but is able to adapt to every reality. Premier League is a beautiful championship but for now United have failed in all their attempts to convince Juventus to sell him.”<\/p>\n

    But Branchini no longer represents Costa and the player himself took to Instagram on Monday to dismiss his former representative’s claims.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI\u2019m writing to deny the baseless news published today, which said I was in negotiations with some clubs during the last transfer window,\u201d Costa wrote.<\/p>\n

    \u201cSince the start of this season, I\u2019ve been clear that I wanted to stay here to win trophies and give blood for the Juve jersey.<\/p>\n