I got a shake of the head. By Joe Coleman ... Striker – Alan Shearer. "Had Manchester United offered me a deal straight after I met them, I would have signed there, but it didn’t happen and I’ve got no regrets.”MAN UTD and Ferguson were keen on the City legend during his time at Valencia.But Fergie confessed he wasn't a fan of his "attack-only" No10 style, suggesting he wouldn't have known how to fit him into his system.Ferguson revealed: “We watched Silva a lot when he was at Valencia. ERIC CANTONA or Zinedine Zidane? But when I met his father he was quite formidable. We had one meeting and everything was done pretty quickly.
"I'd done the negotiations for Alan Shearer and again, I thought he was coming. Ronaldinho, Zidane, Shearer, Gazza, Kompany and David Silva: The Man Utd XI Sir Alex Ferguson ALMOST signed The Scottish legend won 13 Pre 2020-07-13 19:50:09 31 minutes ago

Ronaldinho, Zidane, Shearer, Gazza, Lahm and David Silva: The Man Utd XI Sir Alex Ferguson ALMOST signed – The Sun 25/03/2020 SIR ALEX FERGUSON retired as arguably the greatest manager ever – certainly in Premier League history, at least. "But Peter Kenyon, who was chief executive then, didn’t get the job done. ERIC CANTONA or Zinedine Zidane? . ... ST - Alan Shearer.

Here is a combined XI of the players who made their international tournament debuts all those years ago. The Scottish legend won 13 Premier League titles, including five FA Cups and t… Given the plethora of talent that applies to that criteria, we don’t expect you to agree with all our selections but just bear in mind this lot accumulated 1,124 international appearances between them. But at Stuttgart, Philipp could play in the Champions League. ... ST - Alan Shearer.

Zinedine Zidane. "After three months he was the best player on the field against Manchester United.“Sir Alex Ferguson wanted him in England, I think that says enough.”THE Belgian star is a real Premier League legend, leading Man City to an unprecedented period of success in their history.Kompany played a vital role in all four of their league triumphs - including his stunning, out-of-the-blue strike against Leicester to keep Liverpool at bay last season.But things could have been so different, with then-Anderlecht ace Kompany top of Ferguson's wish list in 2004 - with the defender aged just 18.The move never came to fruition though and the Belgian ended up at Man City - via Hamburg - in 2008.Watching him have such success must be a bitter pill to swallow for United fans - especially as it came for their rivals.NOW stuck with the likes of Phil Jones and Eric Bailly, Man Utd could have once had arguably the greatest defender of all time on their books.But in truth, it was never going to happen - thanks to Maldini's dad, Cesare.Ferguson approached him during an event in Italy and mentioned he was a big fan of his son but was swiftly rebuffed.Fergie recalled: “Well I did try. Fun fact: Shearer is the all-time Premier League top goalscorer (260). We had one meeting and everything was done pretty quickly.
He was 19 at the time and I said to myself, ‘He’s too young’.”In 2004, Chelsea made their move and the rest, as they say, is history.IN the 2003-04 season, Bayern Munich legend Lahm was shipped out on loan to Stuttgart to get some first-team experience - but still at a top level.Man Utd took on the Bundesliga side in the Champions League that season and Lahm starred in a 2-1 win.Able to play at right-back, left-back and central midfield, Ferguson was keen to sign him based on that one game, according to Lahm's former Bayern coach Hermann Gerland.Speaking about loaning Lahm out, Gerland revealed: “It was not easy to arrange.

There was no real contact and the deal didn’t happen. You may think that the English have been reminiscing about Euro 96 with rose-tinted spectacles firmly on, but a glance at the squads from the tournament proves that it really was a majestic occasion for plenty other teams involved.That is because the number of players who cut their international teeth at Euro 96 is quite simply a who’s who of European football’s greatest talents over the last 24 years.Don’t believe us? .