2. Carlos Tevez
Source: The Guardian January 2012 was a strange time for Carlos Tevez, he was spending more time playing golf than he was having any involvement in Man Citys title challenge. This brought a flurry of rumours that he could be set to leave the club. By far the most ridiculous was in The Guardian. They reported that Liverpool were looking to swap Andy Carroll to bring in the Argentine. The main issues with that rumour are the following; Andy Carroll had done precisely nothing in his year with Liverpool, Tevez was perfectly content playing golf, City were set on resolving the issue and Andy Carroll isnt exactly in the Man City mould. In the end nothing came of it, Tevez returned from his mid season golf holiday to help fire Man City to the title, Carroll continued to be rubbish before going to West Ham and enjoying playing in an Allardyce style team. One thing that certainly didnt happen was Carlos Tevez going to Liverpool and Andy Carroll going to Man City.