ifonlys (@ifonlys_) header
ifonlys (@ifonlys_) profile picture

ifonlys

@ifonlys_

All the surprising nearly transfers or situations that have ever been in football

Joined December 2013
  • Tweets8
  • Following0
  • Followers3.3K
7Media
Photo by ifonlys (@ifonlys_)Photo by ifonlys (@ifonlys_)Photo by ifonlys (@ifonlys_)Photo by ifonlys (@ifonlys_)Photo by ifonlys (@ifonlys_)Photo by ifonlys (@ifonlys_)Photo by ifonlys (@ifonlys_)
Burnley missed out on signing a 17-year-old Michael Essien for free! They could only pay youth players £60 pw.
Image from ifonlys (@ifonlys_)
1
2
2
Sir Alex Ferguson maintains that his biggest regret was not signing Paul Gascoigne in 1988. Instead he joined Spurs.
Image from ifonlys (@ifonlys_)
1
2
1
Steven Gerrard came very close to joining Chelsea in 2004 but chose to stay and work with new manager Rafael Benítez.
Image from ifonlys (@ifonlys_)
1
28
4
Yaya Touré had a trial with Arsenal in 2003. Wenger was keen to sign him but he failed to get a work permit.
Image from ifonlys (@ifonlys_)
5
40
12
Zinedine Zidane nearly signed for Blackburn in 1995. Rovers' chairman said "why do you want to sign Zidane when we've got Tim Sherwood?"
6
206
77
Neymar nearly moved to West Ham in 2010. The Hammers offered €16 million for the then 18-year-old.
Image from ifonlys (@ifonlys_)
10
214
91
In 1978 Sheffield United refused to pay £200,000 for a then-17-year-old Diego Maradona.
Image from ifonlys (@ifonlys_)
41
692
274
Robert Lewandowski nearly joined Blackburn in 2010 but the Iceland ash cloud stopped the move.
Image from ifonlys (@ifonlys_)
4
265
120
Load more