It is often said that football supporters only give that they win, but in some cases the pressure of the fan clubs such as Liverpool, Manchester United and PSG has thought twice about their new signing sessions.
Although many supporters can overlook the personal shortcomings of their player if they win or win in the goals, some potential transfers are just one step too far.
And it works both sides; There have been cases where a player has decided to stay in a club after fan protests about their potential departure.
We have identified seven potential transfers that were terminated due to fan protests ranging from world -class stars to the most unpopular football players of their generation.
The despair of Manchester United for a new striker in the summer of 2022 led them to Arnautovic and a £ 7 million bid was rejected by Bologna.
While Arnautovic, formerly Van Stoke and West Ham, was enthusiastic in a move to United, their fans were stunned about the prospect of the Austria International who moved to Old Trafford.
Arnautovic not only continued, but during his career he had also been involved in a series of racist incidents, which led to several supporters directly in protest CEO Richard Arnold Email.
The movement even reached the impossible and made Gary Neville speechless. “I don't know, I don't have a comment,” Neville Sky Sports told when he was asked about United for Arnautovic.
“I have a comment about everything in the world, except man United who tries to sign Marko Arnautovic, I have nothing to say.”
United quietly left their striving for Arnautovic shortly thereafter.
Ronaldo has spent the past two decades pushing the boundaries of goals to new boundaries.
But there was not exactly a screaming for his signature when he expressed his desire to leave Manchester United in 2022,
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel rejected the chance of having a premium rifle for rent as his most important attacker, while Bayern Munich published two statements that distance himself from the 37-year-old.
La Liga Stalwarts Atletico Madrid was connected to Ronaldo, only for their supporters to get into strong opposition against the signing of a player who had tormented them while playing City Rivals Real.
“In the light of the possibility of signing Cristiano Ronaldo, if it is more than a simple rumor without any basis, we express our absolute rejection of his hypothetical accession of our club,” a statement from the Union Internacional de Penas Atletico de Madrid Read
“The aforementioned player represents the antithesis of the values that form the characteristics of our Athleti, such as the effort, generosity, modesty and humility of those who want to defend our values.
“Even in the very unlikely hypothetical case that a player in a steep decline such as Cristiano Ronaldo could guarantee us a trophy, we would not accept his signing.”
And if that was not clear enough, Athleti fans paraded anti-ronaldo banners during a friendly with Numancia.
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Gerrard wanted to leave for Liverpool for Chelsea in 2005, but to consult again as soon as copies started to burn his shirt in the streets of Merseyside …
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Pogba was often connected to a relocation of Manchester United during his second spell in the club.
But the medal of his immense power and the world cup winner meant nothing for angry PSG fans in 2021.
With rumors circling a £ 43 million bid for the French International, a set of PSG supporters hung banners outside the club's training field and Parc des Princes that read: 'Pogba, you should listen to your mother. She doesn't want you here, not even '.
The midfielder comes from the city of Lagny-sur-Marne, about 22 miles from the center of Paris, but is said to be a Marseille fan and that meant that PSG supporters protested against a possible transfer.
Pogba stayed in United before returning to Juventus on a free transfer in 2022.
He dived, he spit, he was damaged in injured opponents … It remains a mystery why Diouf was hated by almost everyone during his time in England.
Not that the Sam Allardyce, who signed the former Senegal International in Bolton and Blackburn, separated from him in 2011 in West Ham.
When asked about the potential reaction in Upton Park, Allardyce said: “As most fans have taken him everywhere differently – they will be his.
“Dioufy is a quality player who will appreciate West Ham fans when they see him.”
The hammers were in the championship at the time, but fans decided that they would rather see to Freddie Piquionne brewing in advance than Diouf contaminated the famous Claret and Blue Shirt.
He was not offered a contract, where Allardyce explicitly said: “Of course I had to take the situation at the club with the fans into account.”
The controversial attacker signed for the Leeds of Neil Warnock within the year, a combination that seems so good.
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Given their reputation for 'Pwopa Nawty' antics, it is surprising that supporters of West Ham have protested against various observed wrong 'UNS who joined the club.
And when they fell the wind of Joey Barton in 2015, Hammers fans united against the prospect of the midfielder who spits Nietzsche and attack teammates on their watch.
The club wanted to bring in the midfielder after his release by QPR and even booked it for a medical before the fandruk.
“I would like to wish for the football club,” Barton said after the move had been canceled. “No hard feelings.”
He was quite less diplomatic in an interview with The Mirror a month later and said: “My playing capacity is good enough to give the head to that competition.
“But people start to worry about the luggage and how I contribute to the group or how I will respond if I don't play, what is lazy on their behalf.”
And in his 2016 autobiography he wrote: “A vocal minority of West Ham fans reacted as if they were about to be represented by a serial killer.”
“That is life and there is no bitterness on my part,” he did not convince himself.
In 2002, an era in which the internet was allowed in the pubs in Pubs, Bowyer was one of the best goal scoring midfielders in the Premier League and about to be selected for the English team.
So when he had submitted a transfer request to Leeds, it was no surprise that Liverpool made a £ 9 million bid for his services that was accepted by the financially troubled whites.
But contract negotiations between Bowyer and Liverpool dragged on, while fans felt uncomfortable with the attitude of the midfielder towards racism.
And his involvement in a highly published test on the attack on an Asian student in Leeds-where Bowyer was acquitted of GBH and Affray Verhoogd also the controversy surrounding his move to Anfield.
The move eventually fell on, with Liverpool a statement in which said: “Manager Gerard Houllier was not convinced that the player had the hunger or the desire to play for the club, qualities that are essential for every Liverpool player.”
Bowyer moved to West Ham six months later, where fans, where the form, protested his signing outside Upton Park.