Sportskeeda's Top 6 transfer collapses

#1 Robert Lewandowski – Blackburn

Lewandowski is one of the best attackers in the world

Blackburn Rovers, it seems, have a history of not being able to sign world-class soon-to-be legendary players. At first, they refused to sign Zidane because “who needs Zidane when you have Tim Sherwood?”

When that mishap finally sunk in, they decided to invest in another talent over a decade later. So, in 2010, a 21-year-old kid was waiting at the airport to catch a flight to England with the intention of finalising a deal with Blackburn.

The flight was cancelled due to the ash-cloud that reigned over Europe due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund sneaked in and signed the youngster who now plays for Bayern Munich and goes by the name of Robert Lewandowski (actually, I just realised that all this suspense-building foreplay was for nothing because I have already given away the name above).

“I had the opportunity to join Blackburn, but I wanted to see how Blackburn looked, the training ground, the place I met with Sam Allardyce,” Lewandowski told The Times. “It was in Poland after a game. I thought he was a good guy, a very good coach.

“I think it would have been fine if I had gone to Blackburn, but I would have liked to go and see the training centre, the stadium. I couldn’t go because of the cloud. It was the volcano. The volcano with the ash cloud.

“It was one week and nobody could fly in Europe. The flight was booked, but we couldn’t leave. It changed my life. If I had gone to Blackburn maybe I would have stayed there.”

And destroyed Premier League defences, mind.