Where Chelsea have sent a glut of Blues on-loan to their Ligue 1 partners Strasbourg, including buying players and specifically placing them with their French sister club, United left Nice flailing.
Advertisement
Advertisement
United and Nice share the same owners in Ineos.
Maurice told L'Equipe: "Honestly, it wasn't a pleasant transfer window. Many deals fell through. We need to recover. We can do it.
"I spoke to Manchester United during the transfer market to try to find solutions.
"We considered some options, such as asking them to sign a player and then loan him back to us, but their priority was selling."