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Bolt wants ‘5-yr’ Man United deal
Usian Bolt believes he has the crossover talent to play for English football giants Manchester United.
The fastest man on earth is serious about receiving a chance to trial at Man Utd and thinks the Red Devils won’t be able to resist the urge to offer him a five-year contract.
Bolt – a six-time Olympic gold medalist – has made several visits to Old Trafford in the past and is friends with former star Cristiano Ronaldo, with whom he walked out onto the field during half-time at a United game back in 2009.
“From then on I was mind-bent on playing for Manchester United,” Bolt told MUTV. “I was like, ‘Yo, I need to play for Manchester United.’ I was telling Fergy (retired United manager Sir Alex Ferguson) to listen. He was like, ‘Come, you should come train with us.’ Then he left and I was like, ‘I’m never going to get into this team.’”
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With Louis van Gaal now at the helm, Bolt says the Dutchman wouldn’t be disappointed if he offered him a trial.
“I would love to. I think I should do a trial,” he said.
“In my mind I think I should do a trial and see if they would say, ‘Alright, c’mon in,’ or if they would say, ‘No, you are not any good.’
“I think I would be pretty good because I am fit, I am quick, I can control the ball and I understand all of the play. So, if you think, if I do a trial then they would say, ‘You know what, here is a contract for five years.’
“‘You are 30 years old, here’s a five-year contract. Let’s just do it.”
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