Jose Mourinho has revealed he tried to sign Shinji Kagawa for Real Madrid in 2012 but the player did not want to be Mesut Ozil 's understudy at the Bernabeu .
Kagawa , who had just won back-to-back Bundesliga titles at Borussia Dortmund, instead opted for a move to Manchester United , where he had hoped for more first -team football in his preferred No. 10 role .
Mourinho , explaining the reason the move did not come to fruition , told Japanese publication Shukan Bunshun : " It was not being able to always play at Real Madrid. My first choice at the time was Mesut Ozil . I told him honestly without hiding it . "
United themselves were offered Ozil this summer before he went to Arsenal , with manager David Moyes saying he decided against it as he already had Kagawa and Wayne Rooney available in his position.
However , Kagawa , who has scored six goals in 35 games for United, has struggled to get regular first -team football as a number . 10 at Old Trafford , with Rooney generally preferred in that's role and the Japan international used often on the left wing .
Kagawa has been linked with a return to Borussia Dortmund manager Juergen Klopp after it had a bid to re- sign him rejected at the end of last season .
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