Argentinian icon Gabriel Batistuta has said he turned down the advances of Real Madrid and Manchester United during his playing career because he would have become "bored" as a star player.
Speaking to the American Business Forum, the 50-year-old said he "would have scored more than 200 goals" if he had joined Los Blancos, but Batistuta preferred the "tranquillity" of life in Italy with Fiorentina (h/t Chris Burton of Goal):
"I never enjoyed being the star-man because as soon as you become the focal point of the team, you assume an extra burden of responsibility.