Sir Alex Ferguson 'rejected approach from Inter Milan'

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he turned down a move to Inter Milan late in his career.

The Scot revealed that he was approached by a representative of the owner but rejected the move when he saw the club's future moves.

The 73-year-old also believed that he would struggle to convince his wife to make the move to mainland Europe.

In his new book Leading, Ferguson wrote: "Later in my career, I met with a representative of Massimo Moratti, the long-time owner of Inter.

"That went out of the window the moment he showed me a list of the players they were going to buy and sell, which is just as well because I would never have persuaded Cathy [his wife] to move to Italy."

Ferguson spent 27 years at Manchester United, winning 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League trophies.