I wanted to join Manchester United after speaking to Sir Alex Ferguson – but the move was blocked

Manchester: So, it turns out Robert Lewandowski almost joined Manchester United back in the day. He had a chat with Sir Alex Ferguson, and he was pretty excited about it. But guess what? Dortmund said no.

Lewandowski is a legend, right? He’s scored over 500 goals in his career. He really made a name for himself at Dortmund, especially in that 2011/12 season when he netted 22 goals. Then he moved to Bayern Munich and just kept scoring like crazy.

Now, he’s at Barcelona, still doing his thing even at 36. In a recent interview, he talked about how he was keen on joining United after his second season at Dortmund. He said it was tough to understand Sir Alex because of his accent, but he was thrilled to be talking to him.

He told Dortmund he wanted to make the move, but they weren’t having it. If they had said yes, who knows? He might have been wearing that iconic red jersey.

There’s also that funny story about how he almost went to Blackburn Rovers, but a volcano messed up his travel plans. He downplayed that, saying he just wanted to check the place out, not really commit to anything.

In the end, he felt Dortmund was the right choice since they were competing internationally. It’s wild to think how close he was to a different path in his career!