3. Cristiano Ronaldo to Arsenal
Cristiano Ronaldo was also strongly linked with Arsenal, with the Gunners even allocating the Portuguese winger his own shirt after he trained alongside their first team as a teenager.
“He was very close to coming here, confirmed Arsene Wenger in a documentary on the Real Madrid superstar for ITV.
“He has a number nine shirt with Ronaldo on the back from Arsenal Football Club.
“What happened was that Carlos Queiroz went to Manchester United and they snapped him away from us because he knew him from Sporting.”
Ronaldo was a menace to Arsenal for the Red Devils, particularly in the UEFA Champions League semi-final in May 2009, when he scored a brace at Emirates Stadium.
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