Del Piero: Yes, I can confirm that Manchester United were interested in me at that time. Capello also admitted his interest in the Red Devils

Former Juventus Turin star striker Alessandro Del Piero has confirmed that Sir Alex Ferguson wanted him at Manchester United. But that’s not all, according to the latest reports, Fabio Capello also revealed that he almost took the job of this English big club.

Alessandro Del Piero is undoubtedly one of the biggest legends of Juventus Turin. He has spent almost his entire career at the Italian giant, specifically a respectable 19 years.

In a Juventus jersey, Del Piero played a total of 705 games across all competitions, scoring 290 goals and assisting another 179.

In the last few hours, Football Italia has reported that Del Piero had a serious offer from the English Premier League, specifically Manchester United were interested in him.

“There were two Italians that Ferguson wanted in his team – Del Piero and Maldini, ” said Italian journalist Paolo Condo.

His words were subsequently confirmed by Del Piero himself. “Yes, there was interest, I can confirm that. Both before and after 2000.”

Interestingly, Del Piero was involved in Manchester United’s first ever loss to an Italian team at Old Trafford when he scored the decisive goal in November 1996 to help Juventus to a 1-0 win in the Champions League.

There is also interest in Coach Capello, whose coaching skills have made him particularly well known at Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid. In 2007, he accepted the role of head coach of the English national team.

“Then one of my agents visited me in Rome (they were negotiating for a coaching job at Manchester United – ed.) and we almost came to an agreement. But when I returned home, I saw that United had confirmed Ferguson for another three years, ” Capello said.

Football Italia, Sky Sports Italia