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"At Cristiano's request - who has again expressed his desire to leave - and after discussions with the player's representatives, United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player."
It was the news every Manchester United fan was dreading when they read the headlines on the morning of 11 June 2009.
Two weeks after losing the Champions League final against a
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The tales of players Arsene Wenger nearly signed for Arsenal had become well known by the manager’s latter years at the club. Zlatan Ibrahimovic famously turned down a trial because “Zlatan doesn’t do auditions”.