aman , ▁however , ▁with ▁an ▁iron - cl ad ▁contract ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁decl ined ▁to ▁leave ▁and ▁instead ▁stated ▁his ▁determ ination ▁to ▁win ▁back ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁subsequently ▁accepted ▁first ▁an ▁£ 1 1   mill ion ▁bid ▁from ▁M idd les br ough ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁£ 1 2   mill ion ▁bid ▁for ▁Mc Man aman ▁from ▁Ch else a ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁T ore ▁André ▁Flo , ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁player ▁rejected . ▁A ▁Sky ▁Sports ▁report ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁eight ▁other ▁clubs ▁were ▁v ying ▁for ▁his ▁signature ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁including ▁Manchester ▁United , ▁Par ma ▁and ▁F ior ent ina . ▁Sir ▁Alex ▁Fer g us on ▁declared ▁his ▁adm iration ▁for ▁Mc Man aman ▁by ▁arr anging ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁to ▁conv ince ▁him ▁to ▁sign . ▁Mc Man aman , ▁however , ▁said ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁succeed ▁in ▁Spain . ▁His ▁st ance ▁was ▁reward ed ▁when ▁Real ▁rel ented ▁after ▁a ▁Spanish ▁poll ▁in ▁El ▁Mundo ▁showed ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁fans ▁wanted ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁keep ▁Mc Man aman , ▁while ▁M ích el ▁Sal g ado ▁compla ined ▁to ▁the ▁management ▁about ▁the ▁way ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁treated ▁after ▁Mc Man aman ▁turned ▁down ▁again ▁another ▁transfer ▁attempt , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁Laz io