Six of the craziest Premier League transfers ever attempted, including Ronaldinho to Blackburn
There have been some bizarre transfers in the past, but what are some of the craziest attempted deals that never materialised?
The transfer window is an incredibly intriguing and exciting part of football.
There are some moves which are like a rollercoaster rides, twisting and turning throughout the summer and they are only finalised in the final hour, while other deals can be completed quietly behind the scenes and many wouldn't even realise they happened.
Sometimes, however, there are ludicrous transfers that simply no one could have predicted.
marvelbet369.com has identified the craziest attempted deals in Premier League history which have come close but ultimately never materialised.
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Roberto Carlos to Aston Villa
Legendary full-back Carlos nearly moved to the Premier League, with Aston Villa close to signing him in the early days of his career.
The Brazilian left-back told : “I actually came close to joining Aston Villa early in my career.
"I met with the club, but nothing happened. Birmingham were also interested, but it didn’t go anywhere and I later joined Inter Milan.”
Zinedine Zidane to Blackburn Rovers
When former manager Kenny Dalglish suggested 'Zizou' as a useful addition to Rovers' title-winning squad in 1995, chairman Jack Walker replied, "Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?"
Blackburn have won just one League Cup since then, with Sherwood lining up for runners-up Tottenham Hotspur on that day.
Zidane signed for Juventus a year later and went on to win everything worth winning, while Blackburn were relegated from the English top-flight a few seasons later.
Kaka to Manchester City
Following the huge influx of cash from Sheikh Mansour in 2008, City shocked the world with the deadline day signing of Robinho.
And they weren't ready to stop there, pin-pointing Kaka as their next marquee signing.
The AC Milan midfielder was heralded as the best player in the world at the time but the Serie A side were not keen on selling their prized asset.
However, City eventually had an offer in the region of £100m accepted for the playmaker.
A contract was written but Kaka pulled out of the deal in the very last minute.
He later explained why the transfer never happened to
He said: “I’d finally come to the conclusion that it wasn’t quite the right time for me to go to City, and the main reason was the uncertainty over the squad-building process that they were about to undertake.
"It wasn’t clear to me how the squad would be reshaped and I wasn’t too convinced it would work.”
Didier Drogba to Birmingham City
Birmingham were just one of a host of clubs interested in signing Drogba from Marseille in the 2003-04 season.
The Ligue 1 club were demanding a fee of £3m for the striker and the Blues were reportedly ready to stump up that figure. However, they later opted to sign Emile Heskey instead for around £6m.
Drogba's price skyrocketed when Marseille progressed to the Uefa Cup final, with the Ivorian scoring against Liverpool on the way - but as everyone knows he would later seal a move to Chelsea and the rest is history.
Robert Lewandowski to Blackburn Rovers
Lewandowski nearly signed for Sam Allardyce's Blackburn after impressing in the Polish top-flight with Lech Poznan.
The striker reportedly favoured a move to the Premier League but eventually moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2010.
Big Sam is believed to have had a £4.2m bid for the Polish striker accepted by Lech Poznan, but the Icelandic ash cloud scuppered his flight to England's north west and Allardyce snapped up Nikola Kalinic instead.