8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
There are a few photos online of Zlatan Ibrahimovic holding up an Arsenal shirt – that’s how close he came to joining the club in 2001, but Arsene Wenger was unwilling to take a gamble on the Swede without having him on trial first. An egotistical character even in his youth, Ibrahimovic obviously declined, and went on to continue his remarkable rise with Dutch side Ajax. He has since gone on to represent Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan and PSG, bringing league titles with him wherever he has gone, and is widely regarded as one of the world’s best strikers.