Transfer windows are considered one of the most exciting periods for a football fan as they eagerly wait to see whom their favourite club sign, in order to strengthen their roster.
In modern football, a club needs to cross several hurdles before it can actually make a player sign the dotted lines and most of them leave no stones unturned to rope in their desired footballer.
But there have been several instances in the past that a club went made progress with negotiations with a particular player but ultimately at the eleventh hour, another club swooped and hijacked the transfer.
From Cristiano Ronaldo to Alexis Sanchez, some of the big names have had such experiences in their career when they were supposed to sign for a particular club but eventually ended up at another.
