Manchester United could have landed Gianluigi Donnarumma for just £8million more than what they paid for new goalkeeper Senne Lammens .

The Red Devils were deliberating between Lammens and Aston Villa's Emi Martinez during the closing stages of their summer spending spree. The Royal Antwerp shot-stopper ultimately became Ruben Amorim's final signing on deadline day, penning a five-year deal in a transfer worth £18.2m.

Yet just across the road, Manchester City secured Donnarumma's signature from Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of £26m . The Champions League victor agreed a five-year contract with United's neighbours at the last moment of the transfer window.

The PSG goalkeeper had attracted attention at Old Trafford throughout the summer, despite Amorim's claims that he

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