10 Players Who Rejected Man Utd

One of the stars of Jose Mourinho's first spell in charge of Chelsea very nearly came to Old Trafford instead. However, as dads everywhere seemingly lament 24/7, it's all about the money nowadays.

In 2004 there were a whole host of clubs wanting to sign Captain Cut Inside, but Robben travelled to visit to Sir Alex with his dad and all seemed sorted. Robben himself stated "It would be fantastic if I could play for Manchester but I just have to wait."

What he meant by that is wait for Roman Ambramovic to make it rain apparently. As soon as Chelsea showed interest the United deal stalled and the Dutchman ended up at Stamford Bridge.

Interestingly enough, Peter Kenyon had begun the negotiations for United but moved clubs during them and ended up finalising Chelsea's bid. Funny that.