However, Rachubka's agent phoned Latics chief executive Alan Hardy and told him that the young goalkeeper had decided to stay at Old Trafford for the time being. Paul has also spoken with Tony Coton, the goalkeeping coach at United, who feels he should be looking at a First Division club to move to.
Latics lost just four of the 16 league games in which Rachubka played between his debut at home to Wycombe in late November and last weekend's game at Peterborough, which was his final appearance.
Latics Chief Executive Alan Hardy said, “Obviously we are disappointed that Paul has made a decision not to join us. The transfer fee had been agreed with Manchester Utd, and I am sure that if we had had the opportunity of sitting down round a table with Paul and his agent then satisfactory terms could have been agreed, after all we have had no problems with terms for Paul Murray from Premiership club Southampton and Paul's former team mate Michael Clegg
who has vastly more experience of First Team football than Paul”.