Gabriel batistuta
The Argentine was one of the options for the forward of the Blaugranas in the 90's, Cruyff wanted to take him to Barcelona when he played for Roma.
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Angel Di Maria
The Argentine midfielder was wanted by Barcelona in 2017, but PSG put terms that according to the Blaugrana team were against Fair Play.
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Thiago silva
The PSG center-back was sought by Barcelona in 2013, despite his desire to play for the Catalans, the signing did not materialize due to economic differences.
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David beckham
The former Real Madrid player refused to play for the culé team in 2003 when he left Manchester United to defend the meringues colors.
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David Luiz
The Brazilian defender came close to being signed by Barsa in 2013, but a report halted the transaction, David Luiz arriving at Chelsea the following season.
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Diego Costa
The Atlético de Madrid striker was able to play for Barcelona in 2017, as the club was tempted to seize his services when he played for Chelsea. The injury took him off the radar and the following year he returned to Aleti.
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Ander Herrera
The Spanish midfielder rang to arrive at Barsa in 2017 and 2018, but on the first occasion United decided to extend his contract and in the second opportunity the player came out to deny the interest of the culé club.
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Andrey Arshavin
The Russian was wanted by Barcelona in 2007 when he was a member of Zenit, but the club rejected the offer and two years later he joined Arsenal, a team where he reached his best footballing level.
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Arjen Robben
In 2016, rumors arose about the possible arrival of the Dutch player, but his father and agent mentioned that they have not made a formal offer for him.
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Andrea Pirlo
In 2010, Barcelona sought out the talented Italian, but on that occasion the midfielder was having a great time with Milan, so he preferred to stay at the Serie A club.
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Karim Benzema
In the summer of 2008 the French player was nowhere near reaching FC Barcelona, but the managers decided not to continue with the negotiations due to their difficult nature. A year later he left Lyon to join Real Madrid.
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Dries Mertens
The talented midfielder was wanted by Barcelona, but the Belgian player told him not to the Catalans since he did not want to be a bench for Neymar or Messi.
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Mesut Ozil
The German was close to playing for Barcelona, in 2017 there was talk of his possible arrival in a transaction that included Turan, but it was not possible to reach an agreement so he continued with Arsenal.
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Marco Reus
The German attacker was able to sign for Barcelona in 2017, but the continuous injuries have taken him away from the radar of the Blaugrana team.
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Robinho
The Brazilian forward was close to wearing the Blaugrana shirt, but preferred to play for Real Madrid. The player joined the Galacticos squad in 2005 from Santos in Brazil.
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Rui Costa
The Blaugrana team looked for the Portuguese midfielder on two occasions, the first time was when Cruyff was directing Barcelona, the second proposal came in 2003 when Costa won the Champions League with Milan.
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Ryan giggs
Johan Cruyff wanted the eternal Manchester United player to join the team when he was the coach of the Catalans, but the transaction could not be finalized.
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Darijo Srna
The Croatian player preferred to renew his contract with Shakhtar Dometsk in the 2017 season, as he preferred to end his career in the Ukrainian team.
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John stones
Barcelona sought to seize the services of the promise of the central England in 2016, the signing fell apart thanks to Manchester City that offered a large amount of money.
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Zinedine Zidane
The French midfielder was tempted to play for Barcelona after his great performance at the '98 World Cup, but it was until 2001 that he emigrated to Spain. The ‘Mago’ came to Real Madrid instead of Barsa.
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