MICHAEL CARRICK believes Manchester United paid more money for him back in 2006.
Carrick joined Manchester United from Tottenham for a fee of £14m, rising to as much as £18.6m.
He has gone on to become an Old Trafford legend, winning the Premier League on five occasions.
But the move to United nearly didn't happen, as Spurs chairman Daniel Levy kept upping the asking price but in the end gave in.
"I actually went back in pre-season," Carrick said on Sky Sports.
"It dragged through the summer and I ended up going back to train with Tottenham for a couple of weeks.
"Daniel Levy to be fair to him got top dollar for me.
"It was way more than they should have paid really.
"I went to Tottenham and trained for a couple of weeks and in the end we got it done.
"It was about a week or two before the start of the season. I was delighted."