20 transfers that were hijacked by clubs: Part 2

David Beckham

David Beckham’s hijacking by Real Madrid led to Barcelona hijacking United’s deal for Ronaldinho

Beckham's relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson was strained and the player expressed his desire to leave the club in the summer of 2003. Hearing this, Barcelona made an offer for the player and both the clubs told the press that they had reached an agreement for the player.

However, Real Madrid made a late attempt to make the former England forward their latest Galactico. It was a hard pill to swallow for Barcelona, especially for Joan Laporta as he had campaigned hard and promised that if he won he would sign Beckham.