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

Friday 01 February 2013 00:15 GMT

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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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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