'I would love to play for the team (Manchester United), to give it some thought and see where it goes.'
Multiple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt had the chance to show off his football skills on Friday, nutmegging an opponent and scoring with a header as he trained with Borussia Dortmund in front of a cheering crowd.
Some 1,500 people were in the stands of Dortmund's training ground for the morning session and dozens of reporters and camera crews were spread along the sideline as Bolt entered the pitch alongside players Mario Goetze and Julian Weigl.
He warmed up with the Dortmund players as fans, some waving Jamaica flags, cheered on a chilly and overcast Ruhr valley morning.
Bolt then delighted his supporters as he nutmegged an opponent, knocking the ball through his legs, and scored with a fine header.
Dortmund, who share the same sponsor, Puma, as Bolt, had agreed in January to let the retired athlete train with the team.
"I don't know what to expect (at Dortmund). I am going to try my best, as always. I am a very determined person when I want something so I am going to go there and do my best. For me, my best is always good enough," he said.
"I would love to play for the team (Manchester United), to give it some thought and see where it goes. After the trials I then have a base to tell him (Jose Mourinho) I can do this, I can do that," the Jamaican sprinter added.
The 31-year-old, an eight-times Olympic gold medallist and a big Manchester United supporter who ended his sprint career last year, joked after a charity match on Thursday that he hoped his Dortmund appearance would lead to a contract with the Premier League club.
If Bolt manages to impress during the trial and gets a contract from Dortmund, he could set up a lip-smacking clash against another famous Jamaican sportsman -- Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey.
The eight-time Olympic Gold winner, who holds the world record for the 100m (9.58 seconds), the 200m (19.19 seconds) and the 4x100m relay (36.84 seconds) besides having 11 World Championship titles to his name, retired from athletics following the 2017 World Championships.