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7 transfer stories that will always make you laugh

Would you believe me if I tell you that Blackburn Rovers turned down an offer to sign Zinedine Zidane because they had Tim Sherwood? Yes, you heard it right, that was the reason given by the late Jack Walker, then owner of Blackburn Rovers, for rejecting an offer to sign one of the greatest footballers ever. He was linked with Newcastle as well, who turned him down because the club authorities believed he was not good enough to play the Premier League. At the time, Zidane was playing for Bordeaux, after which he moved to Juventus after one more season and the rest as they say, was history. Just imagine what might have happened if one of either Blackburn or Newcastle had actually...
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