{"id":631238,"date":"2023-11-03T09:13:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=631238"},"modified":"2023-11-03T09:17:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:17:53","slug":"manchester-united-rio-ferdinand-jude-bellingham-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/11\/03\/manchester-united-rio-ferdinand-jude-bellingham-admission\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Heard From a Very Good Source\u2019: Ex-Man Utd Legend Reveals How the Glazers Failed in Attempt to Sign \u2018Superstar\u2019 Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United have had their worst start to a season in the 21st century and are struggling to find much inspiration to get them out of this terrible run of form. Former United captain Rio Ferdinand has dropped a surprising revelation regarding the Glazers failed attempt to sign Jude Bellingham.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rio Ferdinand Makes Jude Bellingham To Manchester United Admission\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Did Ferdinand Say About Jude Bellingham?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The former Red Devils skipper believes United fluffed a great opportunity to sign Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham well before he began his rise in Europe. Speaking about why the Englishman didn&#8217;t move to Old Trafford, he said on his\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sd_ZAue6iBA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vibe with Five show<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: &#8220;Do you know what I heard it was, he wanted some assurances about being a first-team player.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;And United weren\u2019t willing to give him those assurances, that\u2019s what I heard from a very good source. He wasn\u2019t given assurances of being around the first team and he\u2019s said, \u2018do you know what, I know my worth, I know my value and if you don\u2019t value me the way I see myself I\u2019m going to have to jog on and go to another club\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/26\/manchester-united-garnacho-onana\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018This Should Go No Further\u2019: Manchester United Player Defends Teammates Social Media Post<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;He\u2019s gone and done that and he\u2019s turned round and gone, \u2018I told you guys, you didn\u2019t believe me did you?\u2019 And he\u2019s gone Real Madrid and he\u2019s tearing down Real Madrid, he\u2019s tearing down the Bernabeu, they\u2019ve just rebuilt it and he\u2019s tearing it down! Unbelievable.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who manages Manchester United\u2019s digital presence<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet The Man Behind Manchester United&#039;s App\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/unypvY6eDYQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Are United Making Any Transfer Plans?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/p\/excl-arsenal-monitoring-pl-star-potential?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=989596&amp;post_id=138210962&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=1d4b2p&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has stated they want to sign\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/23\/manchester-united-marc-guehi-transfer-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a quality centre-back in 2024<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, in the January transfer window or the summer window, and are\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/30\/manchester-united-jean-clair-todibo-interest-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">big admirers<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of OGC Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/26\/richard-arnold-departure-takeover-sir-jim-ratcliffe\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Likely To Leave\u2019: Huge Manchester United Departure Could Happen Soon If Minority Investment Bid Gets Confirmed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">United have not really made a move to sign Bellingham in recent years after fluffing their chances to sign him earlier in his career. The 20-year-old is now one of the best players in world football and has previously been described as a &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/sport\/world-cup-qatar-england-jude-bellingham-b2239927.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">superstar<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; by Manchester United legend Roy Keane for his excellent showing at the 2022 World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have had their worst start to a season in the 21st century and are struggling to find much inspiration to get them out of this terrible run of form. Former United captain Rio Ferdinand has dropped a surprising revelation regarding the Glazers failed attempt to sign Jude Bellingham. 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