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#2 Sergio Ramos
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It may seem strange to have Sergio Ramos on this list but once the 2010 World Cup winner, astonishingly came very close to move to the Manchester club.
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Manchester reportedly had a keen interest to acquire the services of current Real Madrid captain as the Spaniard's contract talks with the Spanish heavyweights looked to have stalled when Rafa Benitez was in managerial duties at Santiago Bernabeu.
Later, it was confirmed by Ramos himself.
"At one point I did think about making a change, but at the end of the day my priority has always been Real Madrid and I thought about a change for other reasons.
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"...but all of those problems were resolved and everyone's happy, but it wasn't an economic issue like some people made out."
But, however, he did opt to stay in Spain and emphatically clinched the three straight Uefa Champions League titles.
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