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In 2011, Ronaldinho had many admirers when he left AC Milan.
His move to Flamengo was no surprise when he returned to his home country, but the genuine time to scratch was the fact that Brazilian rivals Gremio were so sure they had re-signed their former player that they held a birthday party with their enthusiasts before Flamengo arrived and grabbed him in front.
Andrea Pirlo is no stranger to a shocking change, having traded Inter to AC Milan, then joined Juventus on a loose transfer, which led Gianluigi Buffon to claim that “God exists”.
However, in 2020 he went further, taking over as coach of the Juventus under-23 team without any training delight before being promoted to the most sensible position a week later following the dismissal of Maurizio Sarri.
French winger Julien Faubert has had an unforeseen career. He moved from Cannes to The West Ham of Bordeaux before the global unforeseen event when Real Madrid arrived with a transfer that would be offered on the deadline for him in January 2009.
He played only twice with Los Blancos, even sleeping on the bench one game and uneducated when he combined his day off.
In 2012, Edgar Davids, former legend of Ajax, Juventus and Holland, came out of retirement to play for his London club.
But that a Premier League Giant, the Champions League winner has been named co-player-coach of the Barnet club.
There, he dressed in the number 1 shirt and would not move on to away games if the team spent the night at the hotel.
Barnet was relegated but Davids stayed and led the Conference team. He left in 2014 and hasn’t held a checkpoint since.
Alex Ferguson known for being a wonderful character judgment. But when he signed Bebe in 2010, he hadn’t even noticed the midfield’s game.
In fact, Bebe had never played for Vitoria, spent five weeks at the club before Man Utd missably spat at 7 million pounds for his services.
Those facilities saw him score twice for the Red Devils, but in four seasons at Old Trafford he has played only seven games.
When Liverpool sold Fernando Torres to Chelsea on winter day 2011, the Reds sold a new striker and have it now.
Time is running out, they have to move 35 million pounds for Newcastle’s imposing striker, Andy Caroll.
Caroll a huge amount of money for Liverpool, scoring only six goals in the Premier League and spending more injured time than on the pitch.
Luis Suarez was bought that same window and the difference between the two could not be more striking.
Borussia Dortmund beat Real Madrid to qualify for the 2013 Champions League final, an impressive feat.
But before this semi-final, it was shown that one of the team’s stars, Mario Gotze, was about to sign for Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Bundesliga rivals, who were to be their opposing parties in the final.
Bayern activated Gotze’s 37 million euro release clause, which only annoyed Dortmund enthusiasts, but also BVB head coach Jurgen Klopp, who believes the Bavarians may have waited until the end of the season before making a move.
No wonder ex-players are temporarily given a training assignment after hanging their tacos. However, it was very unexpected when Valencia replaced interim coach Phil Neville with Gary Neville in 2015.
The eldest of the Nevilles arrived at La Liga with limited delight as an assistant coach with England and virtually no wisdom from the Spaniard.
His first game in the rate saw them taken out of the Champions League and after only three wins in 16 games, the former Manchester United defender showed the door – or ‘door’ of his limited Spaniard.
Alan Smith asked what the club I would never point to. Your answer? Manchester united.
Of course, in 2004, he ended up at Old Trafford, admitting that he had been “idiotic” to make such a statement, saying, “I’m young and naive and never thought that a) Man Utd would never need me, yb) Leeds would sell me.”
Carlos Tevez has had so many shocking transfers that the Argentine striker can have his own list of varieties.
In 2017, he moved from his home country to China, where Shanghai Shenhua would have made him the highest paid in the world, earning more than 600,000 euros a week.
In addition, the Chinese Super League team paid Boca Juniors 72 million pounds for their services, which Tévez later described as “vacation”. Unfortunately, he was fined for going to Disneyland instead of betting on his team.
Once selected through Pelé as heir, Robinho became a star with Santos in Brazil before moving to Real Madrid.
It was inconsistent at the Santiago Bernabéu, but when the new owners of Abu Dhabi’s Manchester City needed a quintessential signing, they turned to the striker.
Robinho signed for 32.5 million pounds on the same day the new owners took the helm and captured him in front of Chelsea, who seemed in a position to catch the striker.
At his opening, Robinho called his new club Chelsea by mistake, but the biggest mistake made across The City, as he sold on the value two years later.
One of the top iconic managers of world football, many think they would see Marcelo Bielsa in the Premier League, but few would have guessed what it would be after guiding Leeds United for the first time to the league title.
The former head of Argentina and Chile sparked a massive controversy at the time in England when he sent a spy to see Frank Lampard’s Derby County in training.
Bielsa responded to “Spygate” by giving a PowerPoint presentation to reporters detailing precisely what he had learned about his opponents.
Considered one of the most productive sides in Premier League history, Ashley Cole was part of Arsenal’s Invincibles before moving on to London rival Chelsea, where he earned another league name and lifted the Champions League.
The move lasted for more than a year before Cole announced himself as a Chelsea player, leading Arsenal enthusiasts to give him cash and the nickname ‘Cashley’.
In 2011–12, Robin van Persie won the Premier League Golden Boot with Arsenal. In 2012-13 he won it again, this time with Manchester United.
The Dutchman had spent eight seasons at Arsenal and many think his club captain could stay forever. However, at the end of the 2011–12 season, he announced that he had declined the club’s contract offer.
Manchester United intervened and put it for 22.5 million pounds. A further 1.5 million pounds would be paid if Man Utd wins the Premier League name within 4 years. He took one.
In 2001, Sol Campbell was the first player in the 26-year industry in Tottenham to Arsenal, having played more than three hundred games against the Spurs.
At the time he won only one trophy and admitted to explaining why he had joined Tottenham’s enemies in north London to win silver.
Campbell abused much of the Spurs fans, however, he had the final say to win two Premier League titles.
Although Real Madrid presented him with a new contract, David Beckham, who signed for Galactica, discovered his own galaxy in 2007 when he agreed to move to Major League Soccer.
The former Manchester United winger has the face of LA Galaxy, and Real Madrid President Ramón Calderón stated beckham “was going to Hollywood to be a half-star movie.”
Beckham helped raise football’s profile and become a club icon by winning two MLS Cups.
In April 2005, Manchester United announced the new signing of John Obi Mikel on their website. The Nigerian even photographed laughing in the iconic red T-shirt at a press conference.
However, at the time, Chelsea insisted that they had reached an agreement by Mikel, the midfielder who leaves The Norwegian Lyn amid ‘kidnapping’ accusations.
The matter was referred to FIFA before a resolution was made, Chelsea reached an agreement with Manchester United and Mikel showed up as Chelsea’s player in 2006, paying Lyn four million pounds and 12 million pounds to United.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won a fifth Champions League record name in 2018, lifting the trophy four times with Real Madrid after joining Manchester United.
After the final, the Portuguese foreigner hinted that it would be the end of his stay in Madrid, but no one, especially the Real’s fondness, imagines that it can happen.
A few months later, Juventus surprised everyone with the presentation of a hundred million euro offer that was accepted through Real Madrid and the winner of the Ballon d’Or traded his white jersey for a striped shirt.
Neymar the world’s top wanted player in 2017 when Paris Saint-Germain activated their 222 million euro termination clause.
Before that, the 100 million euro mark had only crossed once, and slightly when Manchester United had signed Paul Pogba to Juventus.
PSG had been interested in Neymar for some time and an agreement was reached when the Brazilian striker signed for Barcelona for the US preseason. Defense Gerard Piqué posted a photo with the caption “stays”, which means “stays”. “.
Neymar stayed.
Few players can play The Classic. Even fewer players can play in The Classic.
When Luis Figo returned to Barcelona in October 2000 dressed in Real Madrid white, banners hung around the stadium calling him “Judas” and “traitor”.
Every single time he visited the Camp Nou had objects thrown at him, and in 2002 an amateur even threw a pig’s head at him, while golf balls also aimed at the Portuguese midfielder when he tried to take turns.
He has won two La Liga titles at the club, but only one in the Champions League, at Real Madrid.