Transfer Rumour Unconfirmed · Early speculationMirror FootballUnverified source· 9 Sept 2026
Giggs reveals failed Man Utd pitch to Anderson
A chance golf meeting in Portugal led to Ryan Giggs trying to sway Elliot Anderson to Manchester United.
E. Anderson
player
Player
Elliot Anderson
Current club
Manchester City
Linked club
Manchester United
What happened. Ryan Giggs revealed he tried to persuade Elliot Anderson to join Manchester United during a chance encounter on a golf course in Portugal, but Anderson told him to 'leave him alone'.
- Giggs 'peppered' Anderson over several holes.
- Anderson was on Michael Carrick's radar.
- City signed Anderson for £116m from Nottingham Forest.
“It was literally a few days before he went to the World Cup. I peppered him.”
— Ryan Giggs
United instead signed Tielemans, Baleba, and Santos to bolster midfield.
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