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Manchester United made NO attempt to sign Toby Alderweireld or Danny Rose in the summer transfer window.

That’s according to their club, Tottenham, who claim they were not contacted by anyone from the Old Trafford giants in the days before the window shut, despite reports claiming otherwise.

In fact, it’s emerged that it was Spurs who informally approached United, their hosts for Monday night's Premier League game, to ask if there was interest in either of their stars in the lead up to deadline day.

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The answer was a decisive ‘no’, backing up Jose Mourinho’s stance that his Reds were never close to doing a deal for any central defender or full-back before the window closed on August 9.

A Tottenham source revealed: “There was never any interest from United in either Alderweireld or Rose. So it wasn’t a case of us refusing to sell either player to them — they never spoke to us.”

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United had been linked with a £45million move for 29-year-old Belgian star Alderweireld all summer, but it is believed their main centre-back target was Leicester's England World Cup hero Harry Maguire.

That proved impossible to pursue with the Foxes resolute Maguire, 25, was not for sale – even at £70m.

United’s interest in Rose ended last season after Mourinho was told by vice-chairman Ed Woodward they would not be paying £50m-plus for a player who was nearing 28 at the time.

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Instead, Mourinho was told to get the best out of £29m buy Luke Shaw, who's still only 23.

Paris Saint-Germain are interested in taking Rose, now 29, on loan with a view to a permanent deal and Ligue 1 rivals Marseille have joined the race to sign the England left-back before the European window shuts on Friday.

They are keen on a similar deal, with boss Mauricio Pochettino willing to let Rose leave either on loan or permanently.