I think he is not the right profile for us, there could not be any other reason because he plays in the same Right number 10 spot where we are looking for Mbuemo and he is only available for 30M whereas we are willing to spend close to 50 to 60M.
If anybody should have been interested considering we saw him up close and must have done analysis of him in the recent matches (he also scored twice against us as well). But there are no links, normally with signings these days its clearly mentioned that these clubs were interested and the player opted for this club (Mbeumo is very good example of this Newcastle, Arsenal and Spurs were interested), but nothing about Utd interest is mentioned.
My understanding is, It appears there is a conscious effort from our end to go for premier league proven players to ensure there is no settling in required. Plus we already have Cunha who enjoys having more touches and coming towards the ball. You ideally want opposite from both 10s, one coming the other trying to stretch the play and going in behind, which is where Mbeumo thrives. Plus he is physically a beast with pace to burn, which is again both areas where Cherki is lacking. As Amorim has been going on about Pace, Power Physicality, Mbeumo and Cunha are perfect players for the system as well as the profile we are looking to sign.