Lorient goalkeeper Yvonne Mvoko has revealed he turned down a move to Manchester United last summer. Because he didn’t want to be Andre Onana’s understudy.

“Yes (top clubs want me as second choice), such as Manchester United,” Mvoko told Swiss outlet Blick.

“But for me, that’s not an option. I’m not happy if I can’t play. I want to enjoy the time I’m playing on the pitch now, with the fans and my teammates. I want to play to win trophies and hopefully win them too.”

Switzerland international Mvogo was linked with a number of clubs last summer after Lorient were relegated from the French top flight.

The 30-year-old is keen to move on and prove himself at the highest level. Having been linked with Celtic and Augsburg and was close to a move to Strasbourg. At the deadline, ทางเข้า ufabet but they ended up signing Chelsea goalkeeper Jorge Petrovic instead.

The Swiss international claimed that “there were a lot of offers” but he had not anticipated how tough the market would be due to the amount of keepers available on a free transfer. Which of course he wasn’t, as Lorient were owed a transfer fee for his departure.

The experienced shot stopper then revealed he had an offer from the Premier League giants but that he could not take it up for one key reason.

Elaborating on the topic he said, “Manchester United for example (wanted him as number two). But that wasn’t an option for me. I’m not happy if I can’t stand on the pitch. I currently want to enjoy my time on the field, together with fans and teammates. I want to play for titles and ideally win them.”

Mvoko has not moved anywhere and has started all 13 league games this season, with Lorient currently second in the table, one point behind leaders Paris FC.