FIVE Premier League Transfers That Almost Took Place But Ultimately Failed To Happen (Part 1)

FIVE Premier League Transfers That Almost Took Place But Ultimately Failed To Happen (Part 1)

With Harry Kane having announced that he will be staying at Tottenham, following Manchester City’s failure to agree a fee for the England captain, it got us thinking about other transfers that almost took place.

Over the last 30 years, Premier League teams have been close to snapping up a whole range of stars, who could have changed the club’s fortunes.

In part one of our series, we have listed some huge names that could have sealed high profiles moves if circumstances had been different.


Press the next page as we look at five Premier League transfers that almost happened but ultimately failed to materialise.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.