West Ham United: Oscar Cardozo
The prolific Paraguay international has been banging in the goals on a regular basis for Portuguese giants Benfica for the past six years now, however, with the word around Europe this summer was that Cardozo quite fancied one last pay day in the Premier League.
And, by all accounts, Hammers boss Sam Allardyce was interested in bringing the 30-year-old to Upton Park this season with ‘Big Sam’, who knows a thing or two about convincing experienced foreign stars to come and play for him, said to be concerned about his lack of numbers up top in east London this campaign.
In the end, however, Allardyce opted against making a move for the tall striker, who has netted an impressive 161 goals in total in just 260 appearances for the Lisbon-based outfit, although one wonders now whether he is regretting that decision following the recent heel injury picked up by club-record signing Andy Carroll.