Tottenham fans would be forgiven because they think they are the unfortunate fans of the summer.
After they missed Morgan Gibbs-White, they put a new depth on Wednesday evening, because they received the news that Rivals Arsenal were set to sign Ebereechi Eze.
But don't fear, spurs fans, because you are not alone.
Transfer hijacking has a long history, so that in his wake a trail of destroyed, tortured fan bases could only be looked like if the man they thought they signed Sudenly, came to someone else and excels.
Believe it or not, Manchester City looked a realistic destination for Cristiano Ronaldo at one point. Roy Keane almost came to Blackburn. Willian completed a medical at Spurs. And yet none of these went on.
Joe Bernstein from Daily Mail Sport looks back on 10 of the most memorable transfer hoods of the past decades.
1: Cristiano Ronaldo to Man Utd, 2021
Pep Guardiola identified Ronaldo as the striker to replace the objectives of Sergio Aguero in Manchester City and the player was ready to take on his challenge until a phone call from Sir Alex Ferguson.
“He said to me:” It is impossible for you to become a member of City and I said: “Okay, boss! “Ronaldo then revealed.
Although the return to Old Trafford from Juventus in the end did not succeed, Fergie was proud of his intervention. 'It was a relief because I could not imagine that he was playing for Man City. I don't think anyone could do that, “he said.
2: Maurice Johnston to Rangers, 1989
Super Mo's move to Ibrox from Nantes was a seismic and got national news heads. It not only made him the first controversial Catholic who played for Glasgow Rangers, the transfer was also made under the nose of bitter rivals Celtic.
Johnston was considered a lost son at Parkhead of an earlier spell and was verbally agreed to get to the hoops again. So there was completely surprise when the striker was then unveiled alongside Rangers manager Graeme Souness.
Some Rangers fans burned their scarves in protest when signing a Catholic. Johnston's great Celtic friend Tommy Burns was also furious and called him a “small run”.
3: Paul Gascoigne to Tottenham, 1988
Gazza told Sir Alex Ferguson that he would sign for Manchester United from Newcastle, but while Fergie was on vacation, the player received a phone call from Spurs -Baas Terry Venables and changed thoughts later that the Londoners offered his parents to buy a house as part of the deal.
“Fergie was smoking – he didn't speak to me for six years,” Gascoigne admitted afterwards. “If I had signed for Manchester United, I would have been there for 12 years.”
The midfielder became a national hero for his performances at the 1990 World Cup for England, but a self-inflicted knee injury for Tottenham in the FA Cup final of the following year led to a decrease in the fortunes.
4: Roy Keane to Man Utd, 1993
Kenny Dalglish led the pursuit for Keane after the relegation of Nottingham Forest and De Irish had shaken hands on a deal to take him to Blackburn before a phone call from Sir Alex Ferguson 48 hours later led to a dramatic U-turn.
“I told him that I had shaken Blackburn's hands and he said,” Don't worry about that! ” The midfielder flew from Cork to Manchester and about a game of Snooker with Fergie and his assistant Brian Kidd decided to move to Old Trafford.
Dalglish took the news badly. “He was plain and blinding,” Keane revealed. “I told him that I was going on vacation to Cyprus and he said he had come to Ayia Napa and would find me!”
5: Willian to Chelsea, 2013
The Brazilian completed a medical in Tottenham to apparently rub his move from Anzhi Makhachkala before Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, by manager Jose Mourinho, bowed their muscles.
Abramovich called colleague -Russian Oligarch Suleyman Kerimov, who owned Anzhi, and Willian was suddenly on his way to Stamford Bridge for a somewhat raised transfer price of £ 32 million.
Spurs felt that Chelsea's intervention was more to wake them than the player want, but Willian ended up a company favorite in West -London and won Premier League titles in 2015 and 2017.
6: Luis Diaz to Liverpool, 2022
Tottenham was locked up in conversations with Porto about signing Diaz at the end of the January window before Liverpool brought their planned summer transfer activities to Swoop.
The Merseysiders were helped by the Colombian winger who preferred to become a member of the Jurgen Klopp team and he became a big favorite at Anfield and won the Premier League title before he went to Bayern München at the end of last season.
7: Alan Shearer to Newcastle, 1996
Shearer would deny that he gave Manchester United all the promises about signing, but was impressed by the hunting in the city by Sir Alex Ferguson. Then Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan asked for a second meeting and shearer to return to the northeast.
The Premier League record scorer has not won trophies in St James' park, but has regularly said that he never regretted his choice. He had also beat Fergie as a younger player and chosen to come to Blackburn from Southampton in 1992.
8: Moises Caicedo to Chelsea, 2023
Jurgen Klopp considered the acquisition of a world-class midfield player as the last part in his title spot, but missed Caicedo because of an unprecedented editions of the new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly and the temptation for the South American of Living in London.
A matched Klopp then snipped: “Every Chelsea manager wants new signing sessions and usually they understand.” And although the Liverpool cost the Premier League that season, Arne Slot came to become champions with an internal solution -ryan Gravenberch-Om the following year.
9: Robinho to Manchester City, 2008
On an incredible transfer -day day day, Manchester City had the future announced by announcing new owners from Abu Dhabi, who then immediately broke the British transfer record to sign Robinho for £ 31.5 million.
After he had ruled the financial beating for so long, the move was a shock for Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich who had set his sights on the Brazilian winger.
Robinho had searched to move to West London, but Chelsea was unable to agree with Real Madrid as soon as the Spanish club realized that City was willing to go to new investment levels.
10: Benjamin Sesko to Manchester United, 2025
Newcastle United did all the running on Sesko and had agreed a relocation of £ 72 million with RB Leipzig before Manchester United took their late step, aware of Sesko to join them.
After the club of Ruben Amorim had introduced the bidding war with £ 74 million, the game was for the Tynesiders who still wonder how they deal with it when they lose Alexander Isak alongside Callum Wilson.
Social media described the intervention of Manchester United as 'peak bullying'. Global interest in Old Trafford helped Sway Sesko the decision. “It gives you this energy that you want to be part of,” he said.