Former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama says Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 cost him the chance to join Manchester United, a team he has supported since childhood.In 2012, while at Celtic, Wanyama, who was in great form, particularly in the UEFA Champions League, was scouted by a number of top guns in Europe who were keen on getting him out of Paradise.##NAJAVA_MECA_7762712##Among those who scouted the defensive midfielder was veteran Scottish tactician Ferguson, who chose to retire at the end of the 2012–2013 season, thereby ending the midfielder’s hope of playing for United.However, he managed to make a switch to the Premier League, playing for Southampton and Tottenham between 2013 and 2023 before making a move to Canada, joining CF Montreal.In a recent interview, Wanyama disclosed that in 2012, during a match against Barcelona in Glasgow, Ferguson was in attendance to watch him. Wanyama scored one of the goals in the 2-1 win over the Catalonia club, considered one of the best-assembled teams ever.”When I was at Celtic, I remember a breakthrough moment during a Champions League match against Barcelona. Sir Alex Ferguson came to watch that game. Afterward, the club president told me that Ferguson had come to watch me because I was also performing well in the league (Scottish Premiership),” he said in an interview with Radio 47.The midfielder believes Ferguson’s exit in the same year might have ended United’s pursuit for his services. “Although we didn’t have a conversation, he did meet with the club president, who later informed me that they had talked with Fergie about the possibility of me joining Manchester United. However, I’m not sure what ultimately happened, as that was the year when Ferguson left the club.”Wanyama went on to become the first Kenyan to grace the English Premier League when he joined Southampton and Tottenham in the English League before moving to Canada.The soft-spoken midfielder recently revealed that he is set to start his coaching badges in 2024 as he plans for his retirement from the game.Twists and turns expected in race for FKFPL Golden Glove as five custodians eye it
