The transfers that didn't happen: Luka Modric to Tottenham; Edinson Cavani to Arsenal; Gareth Bale to Real Madrid

The last minute deals that would have shocked the football world

Like no other day in the sporting calender, the transfer deadline has the propensity to deliver shock stories.

Manchester City snatching Robinho from under the noses of Chelsea, Liverpool making a £35m bid for Andy Carroll, Chelsea splashing out £50m on Fernando Torres...

As the window came to a close, we wondered if we would see a deal that blew David Beckham's move to PSG out of the water?

Here, we take a look at the entirely unlikely transfer that we thought might, just might, come off...

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