4) Wayne Rooney

Having signed for Manchester United as a teenager, Wayne Rooney saw his 13 year career at Old Trafford come to an end in the summer of 2017. But according to him, he knew his career in a red shirt had ended back in November 2016.
"It was around November I knew [an exit was likely]," he had said after his exit. He had even spoken to Jose Mourinho about his future as offers reportedly flooded in from China.
At the time, the Portuguese manager convinced Rooney to stay till the end of the season and requested him not to move in the January transfer window. According to Tianjin Quanjian manager Fabio Cannavaro, he did have a talk with Rooney.
However, Rooney decided against moving to China (and the £32m a year he would have received) and later confirmed his move back to childhood club Everton - where his career took off in the Premier League.