The Ones That Got Away: Top Five Colossal Transfers That Nearly Happened

1. Zinedine Zidane to Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn again.

Kenny Dalglish reportedly wanted to sign Zinedine Zidane (and his compatriot Cristophe Duggary) during his time in charge of Blackburn Rovers. The club’s chairman, local businessman Jack Walker, told the Scot: “Why would we sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?” Ouch.