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CAREER SWITCH: Usain Bolt for Manchester United

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By Game Yetu | Nov 13, 2016

Athletics superstar Usain Bolt has once again expressed a genuine desire to play for Manchester United and admitted that he will soon train with Borussia Dortmund.

The 30-year-old sprint king has been extremely vocal about his love for United over the years and has now confirmed that after retiring from athletics, he wants to become a professional footballer.

The Jamaican - who professes to be a promising winger - has told The Guardian that 'we've genuinely been talking to people.'

Usain Bolt has once again expressed a genuine desire to play for Manchester United

Bolt poses on the Old Trafford pitch with his gold medals after the London 2012 Olympics

Bolt has apparently been in touch with Dortmund's boss Thomas Tuchel, and will soon train with the Bundesliga outfit for a couple of days, 'and see what happens'.

However, as a Red Devil the manager Bolt is intent on meeting is Jose Mourinho, as he admitted: 'For me, if I could get to play for Manchester United that would be like a dream come true. Yes, that would be epic.'