10 Players You Didn't Know Nearly Signed For Leicester City

2. David Beckham

Sven's Leicester master plan gets it's final outing with what would likely have been the highest profile signing in the club's history. This wasn't even a publicity stunt in order to gain the club more exposure in the Far Eastern market either; Leicester's Thai owners were more than willing to fund his £200,000 a week wages and if anyone could weave his magic it was Sven. He said himself that Beckham "never wanted to say no to me". Later, Beckham was offered a player-coach role with the club but it was wife Victoria who put the brakes on any move. No surprise that she didn't want to swap Los Angeles for Leicester and with that any hopes of having the former England captain and global sex icon walking the streets of Leicester were abruptly ended. If anything, how far this deal got is a fitting tribute to Leicester's owners ambition and Sven's ability as an elite wheeler dealer. What on earth has David said yes to Sven for in the past though?