Ashley Young talks about leaving Manchester United to join Inter Milan: I want to play football, but I don t want to sit and get my salary

Ashley Young recently talked about why he left Manchester United to join Inter Milan coached by Conte in 2020.

"I think no player who played for Manchester United really wanted to leave, and at that time, in the largest club in the world, I was the captain. But I talked to Ole (October Solskjaer) and Wanbisaka joined, and I was told that he would get more opportunities to play. I could play right back and left back, but Lukesha was the main left back at the time, they were both excellent players, and I respected both players very much."

"For me, I could stay at Manchester United, and when I knew Conte was interested in me, I felt that at the age of 34, it would be better to go to another league than to stay here as a captain but not to play. And Conte called me personally and told me, 'You come here this is it To play, I want you to play on my team’, I want to play for a coach like this. ”

"I don't want to just sit, many people will say that you can get a salary if you sit there, but to me, playing football is the most important thing. I have dreamed of playing football and being successful since I was a child. When I went to Inter, they were the league leaders and the momentum was right, and in the next season, we won the Serie A championship. ”

"Manchester United also provided me with a contract, but I had decided to go to Inter. Manchester United could have made an offer earlier, and if they really wanted me to stay, they should have made a contract earlier. But I am very happy that I made the decision to join Inter, where I won the championship."