3. John Obi Mikel (FK Lyn to Chelsea)
By all accounts, in April 2005 John Obi Mikel was to be a Manchester United player.
The Red Devils confirmed the deal on their website, and it was expected that Mikel would move from Norwegian club FK Lyn at the end of the 2004-2005 season.
However, Chelsea then stated that Mikel was to be a Blues player, which was disputed by the Old Trafford club, who arranged a press conference in which the Nigeria international held aloft a Manchester United jersey.
Mikel then went missing after being pictured in the stands for a Norwegian league game, and it emerged that he had travelled to London to discuss terms with Chelsea.
He then stated that he had been pressured into signing a Man Utd deal, and Chelsea was the team he wanted to play for.
Manchester United relented, but only after being paid £12 million for a player who never even played a match for them.
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