"I couldn't agree a new deal with Villa; I was getting married and needed to sort out my future. Graham [Taylor] wasn't communicating with me about his plans to bring in new players, so I was talking to other clubs. Keown loved playing Man United. Everton were one, but Fergie had me at Old Trafford and Brian Clough talked to me at Nottingham Forest."
"Fergie showed me around, but he offered me half of what Everton did. It wasn't all about money. I asked him plenty of questions and didn't get the answers I wanted."
"To be fair, he knew I was getting married and suggested I think of my family and take the bigger wages at Goodison Park. I never regretted not going to United, but those conversations fueled the fires further."
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