Manchester United and Barcelona involved in ten transfer misses that could have changed football

Charlie Adam to Tottenham, 2011

Adam was once very highly rated while at Blackpool and Spurs tried to sign him on deadline day in 2011 only to be unable to because a key member of the Tangerines’ board didn’t have his phone turned on. As such the deal was completed two minutes too late to go through before the end of the window.