10 Players Who Rejected Man Utd

Now this entry is relatively high on the list because it could still happen - Bale and United are more on again, off again, than bloody Ross & Rachel in Friends. ('90s reference!) Back in 2007 when Bale was making a name for himself as an exceptional prodigy from Southampton's youth academy, Sir Alex made a move.

The Welsh winger, who was playing at left-back at the time, was extremely tempted but opted to move to White Hart Lane instead due to Martin Jol's promise of first team football. He's since gone on to become one of the best players in the world... and probably convinced that mate of yours that a man bun was a good idea.