Ryan and Taylor detail their (combined) 20 favorite transfers that almost happened, but ended up falling through for whatever reason.\xa0\nThey also get into Alternative Timelines in which Blackburn were (and remain) the dominant side in the Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson gave the hair-dryer treatment to no less than 3 global names, and Pele, Maradona and Garrincha all find themselves at new European homes.\nSpoilers below if you want to players and clubs discussed, in order:\n\nZinedine Zidane to Blackburn Rovers, 1995\n\nRoy Keane to Blackburn Rovers, 1993\n\nRobert Lewandowski to Blackburn Rovers, 2010\n\nRonaldinho to Blackburn Rovers, 2011\n\nRonaldinho to New York Red Bulls (2010) and Man United (2003)\n\nAlan Shearer to Manchester United (1992 and 1996)\n\nPaul Gascoigne to Manchester United (1988)\n\nZlatan Ibrahimovic to Arsenal (1996)\n\nRonaldo to Arsenal (2003)\n\nRivaldo to Bolton (2004)\n\nSteven Gerrard to Chelsea (2005)\n\nKaka to Manchester City (2009)\n\nDavid De Gea to Real Madrid (2015)\n\nGareth Bale to Birmingham (2009)\n\nAndres Iniesta to Rangers (2004)\n\nLeo Messi to Rangers (2004)\n\nPele to Real Madrid (1962)\n\nGarrincha to Juventus (1963)\n\nMaradona to Sheffield United (1978)\n\nDidier Drogba to the Chicago Fire (2015)\n\nSponsors! Today's episode is brought to you by...\nHyndrant! Go to DrinkHydrant.com and enter promo code "soccer" to get 25% off your first order.\nRoman! If you're struggling with issues relating to ED, go to getroman.com/tss for a free online visit and free two day shipping\n\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices