"Louis van Gaal was the manager when the club signed Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton in a 25 million move during the summer of 2015, with the French international having established himself as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League under Mauricio Pochettino and Ronald Koeman, with a move to Old Trafford looking like the obvious next step in his career."
"I wanted to join Tottenham in 2014, after coming back from the World Cup, because Pochettino was already there, Schneiderlin tells FourFourTwo. Louis van Gaal was in charge of Manchester United when Schneiderlin signed They made an offer, but Southampton rejected it. Tottenham came back in for me the following year, but there was interest from Manchester United too you can't say no to one of the biggest clubs in the world."
Manchester United's last Premier League title came in 2013, and the club has since spent billions on elite players and managers without regaining the crown. Louis van Gaal brought Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton for a £25 million fee in summer 2015 after Schneiderlin had excelled as one of the Premier League's top midfielders under Mauricio Pochettino and Ronald Koeman. Tottenham tried to sign him in 2014 and again in 2015, but Southampton rejected an earlier offer. Schneiderlin chose Manchester United at age 25, joining a squad that had finished fourth under van Gaal and still featured established stars such as Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and David de Gea.
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