The intricate world of football, trades between teams, transfers between stars have always been the focus of attention and the target of media discussions, and looking back at history, there are many deals that could have been made or almost completed, even if it seems that some of them are not convincing now
Gerald Liverpool Chelsea 2005
This is estimated to be one of the few "contrary to loyalty" in the career of the Red Army legend, gerrard just led Liverpool to the Champions League in the summer window of 2005, and Jose Mourinho's Chelsea is the winner of the Premier League, in order to seek a new challenge Gerrard has even submitted a written application to Liverpool to leave the team, but in the end, under the retention and persuasion of many parties, Gerrard still stayed in Liverpool, until now has achieved a red legend of the world
Aguero Independence Bayern Munich 2006
In 2006, Aguero, who was still playing for argentina's independent team, attracted the attention of many European teams, including Bundesliga giants Bayern, but in the end Bayern Aguero did not impress Bayern, and Atletico took the opportunity to sign him. Later, Aguero himself admitted Bayern's interest in him, saying that bayern scouts watched a game between independent teams and Étoile de La Plata, but unfortunately Aguero played badly that game
Totti Roma Real Madrid 2004
Once Real Madrid's pursuit of Totti is already well known, in the summer of 2004 Real Madrid promised to meet all the conditions of Totti except the captain, as long as he can join, and Totti is really moved, after all, Real Madrid is one of the world's largest clubs, with a unique attraction, but then everyone knows, Totti resisted the temptation, dedicated his career to Rome, and became one of the most representative legends of the city
Falcao Atletico Madrid Real Madrid 2013
As the world's third person who was once second only to Mero, the "Tiger" Falcao's performance at the peak of Atletico was definitely good enough, which attracted the attention of the city rival Real Madrid, in the summer window of 2013, Real Madrid once approached Falcao, but was eventually taken away by the wealthy Ligue 1 upstart Monaco for a record 60 million euros, a decision that surprised the outside world, and Falcao has since embarked on a downward spiral due to injuries and other reasons
De Gea Manchester United Real Madrid 2015
On August 31, 2015, in the last moments of the summer window, Real Madrid reached an agreement with Manchester United, de Gea joined Real Madrid and Navas went to Manchester United. But what was unexpected was that Real Madrid submitted transfer information to La Liga only half an hour later than the closing time, resulting in the final transaction breaking down. What makes people confused is that Navas, who was only lucky enough to continue to stay at Real Madrid, has become one of the biggest contributors to the team's three consecutive Champions Leagues, and his high-end resistance has become a nightmare for every opponent, I wonder if the current Real Madrid executives will be glad that the deal failed at that time?