To sign, the following players, just one or two of them would have been nice Dorin Goian Mido Peter Crouch Brad Friedel Papiss Cisse Leighton Baines Diego Forlan Ruud van Nistelrooy David Beckham Zlatan Ibrahimovic Some strange quotes on there from ex managers. Zlatan Ibrahimovic âWhen he was at Ajax, I went to Amsterdam and offered £7 million for him. It was the second time I had tried to take him to Sunderland â we were also in for him when he was at Malmo. Imagine what a signing he would have been, everywhere he goes his team wins the league.â â Peter Reid, November 2012. Beckham âI used to be his skipper at Manchester United and thought my influence might work. I tried to sign Beckham 18 months ago. I did try when he went to Milan. He just said âthanks Brucey, Iâm going to Milanâ. I understand that. Milan and Prada or Sunderland and Primark?â â Steve Bruce, December 2010. http://whatculture.com/sport/10-players-didnt-know-sunderland-almost-signed.php
and lewandowski "People at Sunderland are not the ones to trust. I think thatâs why Goianâs transfer didnât go through. We too had talks with them for our Polish player, Lewandowski, but they wanted to pay the fee in 4-5 years.â â Steau manager Mircea Lucescu.
