Upamecano has told
The Athletic on how close he came to becoming a United player: "I was a young boy. I wanted to sign for them straight away.
"Manchester United! But then my parents took me aside and said: ‘Let’s think carefully about this’."
Where did Upamecano end up?
Ralf Rangnick, the former sporting director of Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig, convinced a hot prospect that senior football at a feeder club such as Liefering would be better for his ongoing development.
"We thought about it for a long time and then decided that going ‘etape par etape’ (step by step) was the best option for me," Upamecano added.