Manchester United were inches away from snapping up Paulo Dybala from Juventus last summer, according to Romelu Lukaku's agent.
The Juve star almost became a marquee signing for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last year – but in the end the Red Devils backed out of the deal, agent Federico Pastorello has said.
The deal came as Lukaku was deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford and was told he would be moved on during the last summer transfer window.
The Belgium international eventually went to Inter Milan last September for a fee of £73.7m, but this was before United enquired about a swap deal involving Dybala at Juventus, who was reportedly unsettled.