3) Thiago Alcantara
Linked for so long with Manchester United in last summer’s transfer window after falling out of favour at Barcelona, Thiago Alcantara was eventually snapped up by his former boss Pep Guardiola and brought to his new club Bayern Munich. The exciting young Spaniard has since had an injury-hit campaign for the Bundesliga giants, though he would certainly have been a top addition to United’s squad if they had managed to bring him in when he was still available.