Atletico Madrid refused to sign Boubacar Kamara due to hilarious reason

Manchester United were reportedly interested but it was Atletico Madrid who were the front-runners to win his signature.

Kamara will be playing with forward Philippe Coutinho next season after the Brazilian turned his loan spell from Barcelona into a permanent deal.

"He's a young player in terms of age but he plays with a lot of maturity. He's played a lot of games in one of the top five leagues, he's robust, very consistent and exactly the type of player we need if we want to go to the next level.

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