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Burnley's record signing Steven Defour has reflected on his disappointment after missing out on a 2009 move to Manchester United when he suffered an injury. Defour, who became Burnley's record signing this summer when he joined from Anderlecht for £8 million, saw a switch from Standard Liege to United scuppered by a foot problem. Discussing the thwarted move, he told Sky Sports: "Before my injury, it was one of the possibilities because I knew they were following me, but then came that severe injury and that was quite a hard one for me. "It was an open fracture of my foot and I was really down because I could have played in the Champions League." United's interest in Defour emerged when a letter from former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, consoling the player about the injury, was leaked.
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