The Caicedo snubbing Liverpool saga has left me wondering has there been any more well known snubs in football down the years?
Biggest transfer snubs in football
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Shearer, Us. Twice.
Beckham snubbing Barcelona.
Cost us Ronaldinho. Yeah, yeah, we got Cristiano, but should have got both.
Cost us Ronaldinho. Yeah, yeah, we got Cristiano, but should have got both.
Frenkie de Jong?
We never had an offer accepted though
Benzema snubbing us for Real
IIRC there were multiple reports that we had reached an agreement with Barca after John Murtough and Richard Arnold were spotted in Barcelona.
Frenkie would then proceed to snub us and Barca later changed their tune that he was never up for sale.
I sort of respect him for that even though I also hate it. He could've been a king at United and won shitloads, but loyalty was more important. That and he probably hates us...
Ferguson talks about it in his book. When at Southampton, he petulantly asked of Ferguson, “Why didn’t you come for me sooner?”
He had a choice and he chose the money at Blackburn, then he chose Newcastle because they were his boyhood team, the latter was his dream you can't criticize him for that
Nobody is criticising him, this is a“transfer snubs” thread.
Sounded like you were, but if not OK
Nope. I said he snubbed us twice, then paraphrased what Alex Ferguson said in his book.
Not exactly a 'big' snub but I recall Hary Kewell turning us down to join the scouse 20 years ago. Jokes on him though, he was absolute shite and a crock for them 
Robben was shown around Carrington by Van Nistlerooy and then fecked off the Chelsea.
The biggest one for me is genius Gascoigne agreeing a move with Ferguson and saying he’d sign when Fergie was back from holiday only for Spurs to buy his mum and dad a house and him to join them.
The biggest one for me is genius Gascoigne agreeing a move with Ferguson and saying he’d sign when Fergie was back from holiday only for Spurs to buy his mum and dad a house and him to join them.
Technically you could say Carlos Tevez.
John Obi Mikel
Gazza snubbing us.
Because Spurs bought his parents a new house and his sister a sunbed.
Also Shearer twice.
Recently Bellingham.
John Obi Mikel?
I really thought Haaland would come to United before he signed for Dortmund. Felt like a snub to me.
Mbappe to Madrid about a year ago? It seemed all but confirmed he was going then he signed a one year extension?
Ronaldinho. Feck Barca and their chairman.
Surely this one, he actually signed for us.
Also, not sure if it counts as he was already their player... But Sol Campbell snubbing Spurs contact offer and leaving for Arsenal? Seem to remember he constantly said that he'd be staying
Didn't he win the Champions League after joining?Not exactly a 'big' snub but I recall Hary Kewell turning us down to join the scouse 20 years ago. Jokes on him though, he was absolute shite and a crock for them
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Willian disappearing from Spurs' training center after already undertaking a medical with them to join Chelsea instead.
Roy Keane backing out on his agreement with Dalglish to join Balckburn and joining Utd instead.
Best decision he ever made.
Best decision he ever made.
I remember when this happened and this guy at my college being adamant that Mikel will be the best player in the world ahead of Messi.
Marcelo Salas turned United down for Lazio
I thought we looked at Kewell but instead opted for Ronaldo?Not exactly a 'big' snub but I recall Hary Kewell turning us down to join the scouse 20 years ago. Jokes on him though, he was absolute shite and a crock for them
No, he definitely did turn us down. Recall he made a big song and dance in the media about how our time was done and that's why he went to Liverpool.
Super Matt Jansen
The only reason United had the chance to sign Ronaldo was because Marcelo Salas rejected Sporting. We had the deal lined up with Juventus.
Surely the correct answer is kaka to city or am I remembering what down wrong?
Wait a player rejected sporting so they sold Ronaldo?
Frenkie at least was the most protracted snubbing ever.
2 months of saying no
2 months of saying no
He'd have signed for us if we agreed that minimum transfer fee clause
Salas rejected to join us so Ronaldo stayed and eventually joined United. He was going to Juventus in a cash plus Salas deal.
we can have a compilation for great players snubbing us..