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16th September 2017
03:45pm BST
Many had tipped Keane to return to Old Trafford. The defender left United for Burnley in 2014, after making just one Premier League appearance for the club where he came through the academy.
It appeared that Jose Mourinho opted to sign Victor Lindelof instead of Keane. However, the defender has revealed that United was an option for him and that he chose Everton for professional reasons, feeling he would have more opportunities to play at Goodison Park.
Keane also said that he's no-longer as big a fan of his old club as he was growing up.
"They wanted me, but a few things happened and I thought Everton would be the best place for me to come. I thought I would get a lot of game time here, more than I possibly would at Manchester United, and that was a massive factor in my decision. To be honest, having been at Burnley for three years, I wasn't a fan of the club like I used to be. I wasn't as big a fan of Man United as I had been, so I had to sort of put that to one side and just think rationally about what would be best for me as a footballer."
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