Peter Reid: 'I nearly signed Ibrahimovic for Sunderland

Peter Reid: 'I nearly signed Ibrahimovic for Sunderland
Peter Reid has admitted that he tried to sign Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic twice when he was manager of Sunderland ten years ago.

Ibrahimovic scored four goals to beat England last Wednesday, prompting praise from all quarters.

Reid said that he tried to sign the 31-year-old when he was at Ajax, after previously failing with a bid when the forward was at Malmo.

"When he was at Ajax, I went to Amsterdam and offered £7m for him," Reid told the Daily Star. "It was the second time I tried to take him to Sunderland.

"We were also in for him when he was at Malmo.

"Imagine what a signing he would have been, everywhere he goes his teams wins the league."

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger also admitted this week that he tried to sign Ibrahimovic when he was just sixteen.



****er should have offerd 10 mil

 

I nearly won the lottery once.

Unfortunately, two of my numbers were wrong.

 

well putting it like that Billy i could have supported Newcastle if me da was a skunk

 

IF my parents hadn't of produced myself, then the world would be without one extremely good looking, intelligent, well endowed guy.

 

Sure reidy tried to sign RVN as well.

 

that is why we went down a year later, that story is too long and sad to go into now, ifs and buts win you nothing. That was 10 years ago and he can score 4 goals in a match now at that level!. The move should have been made in the summer of 2001, but due to that this is the result.

 

Who cares who you nearly signed, the fact is you didn't, bit pointless talking about it... We turned down Ronaldo in favour for Hugo Viana don't see us talking about it!

 

Thanks for such insightful input.

 

You just have though.

 

To make a comparison to the original topic obviously, wouldn't have otherwise, clown

 

But you still did talk about it, joker.

 

Not on my own accord I didn't...anyway when did putting in 2 offers for a player become nearly signing them?

Do you think that Ibrahimovic and his massive ego would have signed for you 10 year ago and if by some chance he did, would have been at Sunderland longer than a season

 

It was of your own accord. No ****er here asked you to make the comparison. You chose to make it unprovoked.

 

That sort of reply sounds familiar you don't know top tier toon by any chance as that's his usual rhetoric when shown the facts you muppet?
See anyone can abuse someone

 

I still don't see the comparison to be fair, I only spoke about it to relate to the op, not in some random thread... I don't understand why reid brought it up or how he can considers abid as "nearly signing" Ibra

And no I don't know of toptiertoon been registered on here for a lot longer and on the old 606

Anyway good win for you lot today, even though Fulham went down to 10 men you still had to break them down, enjoy!

 

Shows how thick you ****ers are then doesn't it!

 

Areet Chiek ya thick ****.

 

Fair enough mate try that approach all the time instead of resorting to name calling and you will be more than welcome on here. Just ask the other decent barcodes we have on here regularly

 

Its called giving an example, can't exactly give an example without speaking about it can you?

Rather sad trying to say Im someone else, you call me thick?

 

Aye I've been on here a while now, rarely post though!