Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed the seven players he missed out on during his years at Manchester United.
Speaking to the Times, Ferguson revealed different reasons why he missed out on Petr Cech, Didier Drogba, Thomas Muller, Ronaldo De Lima, Sergio Aguero, Lucas Moura, Raphael Varane.
Sir Alex Ferguson
Ferguson was speaking ahead of the launching of his new book titled ‘leading’. Read what Ferguson has to say about missing out on the following players:
1. Petr Cech – “I went to see him in 2003 for Rennes. We thought Petr was a bit young for the bruisers in the Premier League.”
2. Didier Drogba – “We went to check him out [at Marseilles] but the club wanted £25 million and Chelsea moved in for the kill before we had made up our minds.”
Ferguson mossed out on Peter Cech and Didier Drogba
3. Thomas Muller – “He was a ten-year-old when we heard about him. We had him watched and the following day he committed himself to Bayern Munich.”
4. Ronaldo – “We wanted to sign the Brazilian striker from Cruzeiro in 1994, but we could not get a work permit and he went to PSV Eindhoven.”
5. Sergio Aguero – “His agent was demanding a price we were not prepared to pay.”
Aguero celebrates
6. Lucas Moura – “We offered £35 million but Paris Saint-Germain signed him for £45 million.”
Lucas Moura
7. Raphael Varane – “In 2011, I hurtled down to Lille. Zinedine Zidane got wind of this and somehow scooped him up for Real Madrid.”
Raphael Varane of Real Madrid celebrates after score during the Copa del Rey Semi-Final first leg match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on January 30, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
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