Man Utd’s €190m Neymar ‘conversations’, Mbappe, Ronaldo and other failed world-record moves
Kylian Mbappe is the subject of a £259m bid from Al-Hilal which could be doomed to fail. But world-record moves have crashed before, as Man Utd well know.
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Jude Bellingham one example of Real Madrid and Barcelona’s transfer window d*ck swinging
Here are six examples of Barcelona and Real Madrid showing their might to hijack a transfer or steal a world-class player from a big club. And Leeds.
One doomed club-record bid by each Premier League team – Arsenal, Liverpool had same target
Inspired by Newcastle’s difficulties in landing James Maddison, here are some more failed club-record bids. Arsenal and Liverpool share theirs.
Gerrard the Liverpool turncoat joins five Brazilians in Chelsea transfer legends XI
Raphinha or Jules Kounde wouldn’t get anywhere near this XI thought or confirmed to be close to a move to Chelsea…
Lukaku the ‘number one’ striker in the world, claims Ballon d’Or winner
“Romelu Lukaku is number one, he reminds me of Adriano at his best – physical strength, intelligence, speed.”
Five of the biggest mark-downs on returning players
We look at the biggest mark-downs for players going straight back to the clubs that sold them…
CR7, Man Utd’s ‘mad offer’: the failed record moves
Ronaldo would surely have been a record signing had Fergie got his 2013 wish. Man Utd have been there.
Kaka labels former and current Liverpool strikers as ‘best in the world’
Kaka has been very impressed with Liverpool’s Brazilians this season.
Former Ballon d’Or winner open up on ‘difficult’ Mourinho
Kaka spent three years under Jose at Real Madrid. It was “difficult, complicated” but “respectful”.
Remembering seven of Kaka’s best moments & achievements
Kaka was the last player not named Lionel or Cristiano to win the Ballon d’Or. What a player he was.
Kaka reveals how close he came to joining City for £100m
Man City bid £100m for Kaka in January 2009. Milan were open to the bid. The player turned it down.
Ka-ching! The 15 biggest ever transfer profits
Ousmane Dembele has stormed onto this list, but who else makes the top 15? Let’s find out.
Mails: Kaka broke the transfer market
Mails on Kaka, Robinho, Icons, Christian Benteke, Joe Hart and a graph. A bloody graph!
Five easily forgotten world-record transfers
It is unlikely the proposed £100m fee for Paul Pogba will ever be forgotten. These might have been.