Is It True That City Had The Chance To Sign Figo?

[Firthy]

Ive heard it somewhere before.
Think it was under Alan Ball. Figo was about 20 and going for £1m but good old Bally wouldnt pay that much for an unproven player.

Any truth in this? Anybody know of any other gems we've knocked back?

Maradona was knocked back by Sheffield United..... bollock dropped.

 

[PoolHustler]

Think it was Horton, but can't remember the details.

 

[Freestyler]

I heard we knocked back messi when he was 14 because he was to small for his age.

 

[Firthy]

With Figo on one wing and 'Buster' Phillips on the other we would have been unstoppable.

 

[SambaMike]

I heard we knocked back Kaka when Milan bottled it...

 

[Firthy]

I heard we knocked back messi when he was 14 because he was to small for his age.

Sorrry Blue but Messi signed for Barca aged 13.

 

[Anonymous]

If I'm not mistaken,Figo was recommended to us by Malcolm Allison.

 

[feedthegoat]

Brian Horton had virtually agreed a deal with Figo but Swales wouldn't pay the wages he wanted. To be fair we probably would have ruined him.

 

[Freestyler]

I heard we knocked back messi when he was 14 because he was to small for his age.

Sorrry Blue but Messi signed for Barca aged 13.

I know, but he heard about city and begged us to sign him, so we gave him a go, he turned up 2ft tall.

 

[Pigeonho]

Yeah it was Horton, I remember this well. Lets be honest though, he woudn't have been the player he turned out to be if he had been stupid enough to sign!