Gascoigne , 21 år gammal vid tidpunkten, berättade för Ferguson att han skulle skriva på för United i en övergång från Newcastle 1988, och skotten tog semester i tron att mittfältaren skulle ansluta till laget. Senare fick han dock veta att spelaren skrivit på för Tottenham för dåvarande transferrekordet £2 miljoner.
I slutet av sitt tre-års kontrakt med Lazio 1995 tog Gascoigne åter kontakt med Sir Alex, men den här gången blev mittfältaren besviken sedan chansen att flytta till United hade gått upp i rök.
"I knew I wasn't going there. You only mess with Sir Alex once.
I was fortunate to play under Terry Venables, Bobby Robson and Walter Smith. I didn't get to work with Sir Alex Ferguson and it's a massive regret. I would have loved to have been managed by him.
He talked to me but wouldn't sign me. I asked him to but he was deciding whether Eric Cantona was staying at the time. Cantona stayed, so fair enough.
But I just knew that I wasn't going there, even if Cantona had left. You only mess with Sir Alex once.
I did once go to the training ground and he showed me round and we had a chat. He is a great man. I am just glad he forgave me eventually for not signing for United that first time, but it took him six years to speak to me again."
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I slutet av sitt tre-års kontrakt med Lazio 1995 tog Gascoigne åter kontakt med Sir Alex, men den här gången blev mittfältaren besviken sedan chansen att flytta till United hade gått upp i rök.
"I knew I wasn't going there. You only mess with Sir Alex once.
I was fortunate to play under Terry Venables, Bobby Robson and Walter Smith. I didn't get to work with Sir Alex Ferguson and it's a massive regret. I would have loved to have been managed by him.
He talked to me but wouldn't sign me. I asked him to but he was deciding whether Eric Cantona was staying at the time. Cantona stayed, so fair enough.
But I just knew that I wasn't going there, even if Cantona had left. You only mess with Sir Alex once.
I did once go to the training ground and he showed me round and we had a chat. He is a great man. I am just glad he forgave me eventually for not signing for United that first time, but it took him six years to speak to me again."
Källa: skysports.com
