Not disbelieving you at all, but why didn't he go to United then?It is more than rumour on that website. It is an open secret in the game United wanted him for a role.
Man Utd are a leaky ship for info getting out. The amount of this I get told about them that appears in the press and happens is mind boggling in comparison to wolves.
The guy is very good at his job and unlike sellers is good enough for a role like this, but he is learning some elements on the job like many do when getting a promotion.