waletpl: "Beckham to Barcelona and 7 Big Transfers That Never Materialized
RYAN BAILEY
JULY 29, 2013
When Mick Jagger sang 'You Can't Always Get What You Want,' he probably wasn't referring to the plight of professional football clubs.
Yet, in a summer when Arsenal missed out on Gonzalo Higuain, Chelsea failed to secure the services of Edinson Cavani and Real Madrid watched Neymar join their arch rivals, The Rolling Stones' famous refrain takes on a sporting poignancy.
Sometimes, transfer deals that seem to be edging on certainty fall through, with players getting cold feet, rival clubs offering a little extra cash or extraneous circumstances getting in the way.
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David Beckham to Barcelona
When Sir Alex Ferguson launched a boot in the direction of David Beckham's highly marketable face after a 2003 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal, the megastar midfielder's days at Manchester United were numbered.
Many suspected Beckham would continue his career in Spain, and it looked as if he would be heading to Barcelona when the Red Devils accepted a "conditional" offer of 25 million (via The Guardian).
The "condition" was Joan Laporta's successful election to club president a few months later, continuing the Spanish tradition of presidential candidates basing their campaign on the promise of a megastar signing.
Beckham, however, never intended to work out personal terms with the Blaugrana and told The Guardian he was disappointed with Laporta for using him as a "political pawn" in his election campaign.
A few weeks later, of course, he became a Galactico at Real Madrid."
Temat niby był... zagrywka Laporty przed wyborami.
Bruno Fernandes wznowił treningi przed meczem z Ipswich Town
Antony ma pożegnać się z Manchesterem United, Amorim wytypował następcę
Zirkzee bardzo rozczarowany swoją sytuacją w Manchesterze United
Piłkarze Manchesteru United zachwyceni Amorimem. „Mourinho 2.0.”
