Before he was ever a legend, the French striker's career could have taken a rather different turn in 1994 when Kenny Dalglish was keen to pick up two players in a double deal from Bordeaux. Dugarry, who would later ply his trade for the footballing greats of Milan and win a league title with Barcelona, was then enjoying his football alongside fellow youth prospects Zinedine Zidane and Bixente Lizarazu in France. Making his international debut for France against Australia in May 1994, the world appeared to be at his feet and the striker would later go on to win the Intertoto Cup, Euro 2000 and the greatest honour of all, a World Cup winner's medal. Racking up 55 appearances in his international career for Les Bleus, as well as becoming something of a cult hero for Birmingham City towards the end of his playing days, the forward would certainly have had an impact on the Premier League alongside his touted teammate and compatriot at Blackburn. A man who will be revealed shortly. When proposing his double deal to late Rovers chairman Jack Walker, Dalglish found that his superior didn't foresee one of the Bordeaux imports being necessary, leaving the transfer dead in the water. After all, why would you sign another central midfielder when you have Tim Sherwood?
