During the inter-season period, the famous sniper Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who joined the "Man Utd" team, uttered a memorable phrase that no world football player would refuse to play for the "Red Devils" team.
However, as historical facts show, there have been more than one or two such cases in the past. The foreign media compiled a top ten of the most famous players who did not choose the "Man Utd" club in their time.
Alan Shearer
Alex Ferguson tried twice to acquire the prolific striker - when the sniper left "Southampton" and when he left "Blackburn". The player was lured the second time by his childhood dream club "Newcastle United" and because of this decision, apparently neither the player nor A. Ferguson regretted in the future, finally purchasing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Paul Gascoigne
In the battle for extraordinary talent, "Man Utd" defeated the "Tottenham" team.
Ronaldinho
In the summer of 2003, the creative midfielder David Beckham left the Manchester team, and it was speculated that his place would be taken by PSG's leader Ronaldinho. Again, the "Red Devils" were left empty-handed - the Brazilian put on the "Barcelona" jersey.
Aaron Ramsey
He was tempted by the opportunity to work with the extraordinary coach Arsene Wenger.
Sergio Ramos
Last summer, one of the symbols of "Real" was linked to the English club, but eventually resisted temptations and signed a new contract with the Madrid team.
Steven Gerrard
The fact that he tried to buy the "Liverpool" legend was revealed in A. Ferguson's book. As we can see, the midfielder never actually moved to Manchester.
Thomas Muller
The German, tempted by impressive sums, nevertheless remained at "Bayern", where he became the highest-paid player. And "Man Utd" settled for Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Karim Benzema
The French talent from "Lyon" was tempted every summer from 2008 to 2011.
Gareth Bale
The attempts of the "Red Devils" to acquire the "Real" star failed every time. Even the offered record sums did not help.
James Rodriguez
The Colombian was very interested in "Man Utd" when he played for both "Porto" and "Monaco" clubs, but eventually ended up at "Real".
