#2 Diego Maradona could have joined Sheffield United
Could you even imagine that Sheffield United had the chance to sign Diego Maradona? Sheffield United's coach spotted a 17-year-old Maradona on a scouting trip to Argentina and was so impressed that he struck a £200,000 deal there and then. But Maradona's club, Argentinos Juniors asked for more cash, Sheffield United's board refused and signed fellow Argentine Alejandro Sabella instead.
Sabella spent two years at Bramall Lane and went on to have a career that wasn’t particularly distinguished. He also coached Argentina to last summer's World Cup final. Maradona was later signed by Barcelona after the 1982 World Cup for a world record fee of £5 million and then he inspired Argentina to win World Cup in 1986 and established himself as one of the greatest players ever to have graced the game of football.
