How Jack Walker blocked Alan Shearer’s agreed move to Manchester United
25.08.26, 09:55 Updated 01.09.26, 23:07 5 Minute Read
Wayne Barton
Martin Edwards has revealed that Alan Shearer had agreed to move to Manchester United in 1996, before Blackburn Rovers chairman Jack Walker refused to sell the striker to Old Trafford, resulting in Shearer going to Newcastle.
Shearer, the leading goalscorer in Premier League history, enjoyed a fine career, winning a Premier League title with Blackburn before going on to become Newcastle’s all-time leading scorer.
Twice, he was linked to Manchester United, and twice, it was reported that he had turned them down. The first time, it was certainly true. Blackburn Rovers made Shearer an attractive offer to move to Ewood Park in 1992, and United didn’t match it. However, the story changes a little in 1996, when Blackburn were forced to accept that Shearer wanted to leave following a successful tournament with England at Euro 1996.
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